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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Xeon X5660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2892 days newer than Xeon X5660.
Advantages of Intel Xeon X5660
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 11% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Xeon X5660 - 248 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon X5660 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon X5660 doesn't have integrated graphics
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
248
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Xeon X5660
Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon X5660 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i5 |
| Westmere-EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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