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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 1211 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in Valorant than Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 788 vs 764 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 65 vs 140 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
788
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon E5-1660 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Xeon E5-1660 v3 or Core i7-8700
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
541 FPS
$1.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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485 FPS
$1.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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575 FPS
$1.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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330 FPS
$3.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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462 FPS
$5.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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