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Intel Core i7-10700 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Core i7-10700
Released
Q3/2014
Overall score
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-10700 or Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-10700 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    360 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 31% better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-10700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    152 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    81 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    111 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    327 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    273 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    65 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    652 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    326 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    691 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.25 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    670 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    193 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    874 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    395 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    344 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    98 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    348 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    337 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v3
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-9700 left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-11700 left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.80 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Intel Core i7-10700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-10700 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 105 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-10700 and Intel Core i7-10700, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Haswell E
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q3/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-10700 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
214
Intel Core i7-10700
127
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2291
Intel Core i7-10700
1593
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1267
Intel Core i7-10700
734
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8945
Intel Core i7-10700
6121
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

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