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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs Intel Core i7-5820K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2015
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Released
Q3/2014
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-5820K
Intel Core i7-5820K

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 or Intel Core i7-5820K? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 80 W. Released in Q4/2015.

Intel Core i7-5820K has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    375 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10% better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    80 W left arrow 140 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    259 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    345 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    51 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    72 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    198 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    470 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    622 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-5820K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    352 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    252 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    428 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    263 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    546 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    292 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    615 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    490 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    101 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    247 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    448 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    158 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    432 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Intel Core i7-5820K Intel Core i7-5820K
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 Xeon E3 left arrow Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E3 v5 left arrow Intel Core i 5000X
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
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 Core i7-5820K and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 28
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Intel Core i7-5820K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    80 W left arrow 140 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5, 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
    8.00 MB left arrow 15.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Haswell E
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q4/2015 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 Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Intel Core i7-5820K.

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
172
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
139
Intel Core i7-5820K
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
866
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
1085
Intel Core i7-5820K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4536
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
3740
Intel Core i7-5820K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
16602
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
23052
Intel Core i7-5820K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
2.09
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
1.73
Intel Core i7-5820K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
9.67
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
11.05
Intel Core i7-5820K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
11630
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
13014
Intel Core i7-5820K

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