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Intel Core i7-6800K vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2016
Intel Core i7-6800K
Intel Core i7-6800K
Released
Q2/2013
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-6800K or Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-6800K has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q2/2016.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 80 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6800K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    319 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    231 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    780 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.57 times less performance per watt

    80 W left arrow 140 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    406 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    395 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    651 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    691 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    243 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    253 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    441 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    241 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    707 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    186 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 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 Extreme Edition left arrow Intel Xeon E3
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000 left arrow Intel Xeon E3 v3
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
    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes 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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Intel Core i7-6800K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    28 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-6800K and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    140 W left arrow 80 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-6800K and Intel Core i7-6800K, 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
    15.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-6800K and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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