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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Xeon E5-2697 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 631 days newer than Xeon E5-2697 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 28 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Battlefield V than Xeon E5-2697 v3 - 237 vs 231 FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 - 140 vs 145 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-2697 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 10 |
28 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 145 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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