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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms Xeon E5-2696 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 631 days newer than Xeon E5-2696 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Xeon E5-2696 v3 - 224 vs 222 FPS
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Xeon E5-2696 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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