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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600 is 669 days newer than Xeon E5-2640 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 6 than Xeon E5-2640 v2 - 117 vs 90 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-2640 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-2640 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
386
30.015552099533437%
Multi-Core
2325
65.45608108108108%
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 2.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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