Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 297 days newer than Xeon E5-2640 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 1% better in Overwatch 2 than Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 341 vs 338 FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 65 vs 90 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Xeon E5-2640 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EX | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 90 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
