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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-980X outperforms Xeon W3550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-980X is 219 days newer than Xeon W3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 3 than Xeon W3550 - 123 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W3550 - 12 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$148.02
100%
FPS and 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 W3550
Server/Workstation • Aug 9th, 2009
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon W3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-980X |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9th, 2009 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2010 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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