Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-2687W v3 outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-2687W v3 is 1784 days newer than Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
- Performs up to 9% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-960 - 166 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 - 130 vs 160 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
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Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
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Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell-E/EP | Codename | Bloomfield |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
160 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |