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In short — Xeon E5-2640 v3 outperforms Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-2640 v3 is 1637 days newer than Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
- Performs up to 6% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-980X - 167 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 90 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 16 vs 12 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
158
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$87.8
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-2640 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-980X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2010 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EX | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
90 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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