Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 vs Intel Core i7-6700

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
Intel Socket 1155SERVER
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2012
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
Intel Core i7-6700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i7-6700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    131%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    144%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    119%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700

Much higher single threaded performance (around 44% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
19% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 31% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-6700

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2Intel Core i7-6700
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
ECC
AVX2
HTT
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2Intel Core i7-6700
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketServervsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameIvy BridgevsSkylake
Release DateMay 2012vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2Intel Core i7-6700
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2Intel Core i7-6700
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2Intel Core i7-6700
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12Cvs
Die Size160mm²vsunknown
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2Intel Core i7-6700
Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP69 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
    4017 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    4600 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
    17304 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    18924 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 (simulated)
    117
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    168.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 (simulated)
    669.75
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    802

points - higher is better