Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 vs Intel Core i7-3930K

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Intel Socket 2011SERVER
2800 MHz / Cores: 10 / Sep 2013
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Intel Core i7-3930K
Intel Socket 2011DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 6 / Nov 2011
Intel Core i7-3930K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    113%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    143%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    119%
  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

19% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3930K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 43% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2Intel Core i7-3930K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
Intel VT-x
Intel VT-d
AES-NI
F16C
EPT
ECC
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2Intel Core i7-3930K
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketServervsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameIvy Bridge-EPvsSandy Bridge-E
Release DateSep 2013vsNov 2011

Cores

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2Intel Core i7-3930K
Cores10vs6
Threads20vs12
SMPs2vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2Intel Core i7-3930K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache25600 KB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2Intel Core i7-3930K
SocketIntel Socket 2011vsIntel Socket 2011
Max Case Tempunknownvs67°C
PackagevsFC-LGA10
Die Size160mm²vs435mm²
Process22 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2Intel Core i7-3930K
Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.35 V
TDP115 Wvs130 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    3708 points
  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    3800 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    34608 points
  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    23040 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (simulated)
    108
  • Intel Core i7-3930K (simulated)
    154.92

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (simulated)
    1339.51
  • Intel Core i7-3930K (simulated)
    1122.91

points - higher is better