Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Intel Core i7-6800K
Summary
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
100%
Intel Core i7-6800K
108%
Relative performance
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
100%
Intel Core i7-6800K
146%
Relative performance
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
141%
Intel Core i7-6800K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 41% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6800K |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 46% 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). |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | | Intel Core i7-6800K | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | | Intel Core i7-6800K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_IvyBridge | vs | Intel_Broadwell |
| Market | Server | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Ivy Bridge-EP | vs | Broadwell-E |
| Release Date | Sep 2013 | vs | May 2016 |
Cores
| Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | | Intel Core i7-6800K | |
|---|
| Cores | 12 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 24 | vs | 12 |
| SMPs | 2 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | | Intel Core i7-6800K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30720 KB (shared) | vs | 15360 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | | Intel Core i7-6800K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 2011 | vs | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | | vs | |
| Die Size | 160mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 22 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | | Intel Core i7-6800K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2700 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3500 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 130 W | vs | 140 W |
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
3605 points
Intel Core i7-6800K
4256 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
40046 points
Intel Core i7-6800K
27417 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
105
Intel Core i7-6800K
154
points - higher is better
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
1550
Intel Core i7-6800K
1096
points - higher is better