Intel Core i5-7640X vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Intel Core i5-7640X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2017
Intel Core i5-7640X
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Intel Socket 1151SERVER
3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2015
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7640X

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-7640XIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
AES-NI
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
TXT
VT-d
ECC
HTT
x8 SDDC
vPro

Architecture

Intel Core i5-7640XIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsServer
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameKaby Lake-XvsSkylake-DT
Release DateJun 2017vsOct 2015

Cores

Intel Core i5-7640XIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-7640XIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-7640XIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5
SocketIntel Socket 2066vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA2066vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size308mm²vs160mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-7640XIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP112 Wvs80 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-7640X
    5160 points
  • Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
    4600 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-7640X
    18720 points
  • Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
    20594 points

Points - higher is better