Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 20 days older than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $136.62 vs $499.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-6950X - $0.62 vs $2.22 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 225 vs 222 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 20 vs 8 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
222
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.62
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $136.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 184 minutes ago
Buy for $499 on Amazon
In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
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Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Broadwell-E/EP | Codename | Broadwell-E |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 10 |
8 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |