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In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms Xeon E5-2640 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 2418 days newer than Xeon E5-2640.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 18% better in World of Warcraft than Xeon E5-2640 - 183 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 - 32 vs 12 threads
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1579
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Xeon E5-2640
Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2640 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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