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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1660 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900K is 1410 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $352.36 vs $469.95
- Up to 20% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10900K - $1.64 vs $2.06 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 6% better in Borderlands 3 than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 228 vs 215 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 20 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
215
94.2982456140351%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$352.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel Xeon E5-1660 V4 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3OEM Pack
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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
228
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/FPS
79.6116504854369%
Price, $
$469.95
74%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Single-Core
1173
67.06689536878217%
Multi-Core
6726
73.4039070173524%
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-1660 v4 or Core i9-10900K
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
138 FPS
$42.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
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228 FPS
$20.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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