Intel Core i5-8600K vs Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Intel Core i5-8600K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i5-8600K
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Intel Socket 2011SERVER
2500 MHz / Cores: 10 / Sep 2013
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8600K
    137%
  • Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8600K
    188%
  • Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8600K
    100%
  • Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
    115%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8600K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 88% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2.

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

15% higher multi threaded performance.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-8600KIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
Intel VT-x
Intel VT-d
EPT
ECC

Architecture

Intel Core i5-8600KIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsServer
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsIvy Bridge-EP
Release DateJan 2018vsSep 2013

Cores

Intel Core i5-8600KIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Cores6vs10
Threads6vs20
SMPs1vs2
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-8600KIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs25600 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-8600KIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 2011
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vs
Die Size151mm²vs160mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8600KIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs2500 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs3300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs115 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8600K
    5160 points
  • Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
    3399 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8600K
    25920 points
  • Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
    30900 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8600K
    1038
  • Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (simulated)
    1195.99

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8600K
    187
  • Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (simulated)
    99

points - higher is better