Intel Core i7-2960XM vs Intel Xeon E5-1607 v2

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-2960XM and Intel Xeon E5-1607 v2. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

671Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score637
2353Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2292
4423PassMark CPU Mark Rating4299
1491PassMark Single Thread Rating1633
28553DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-2960XMProcessorIntel Xeon E5-1607 v2
2700 MHzFrequency3000 MHz
3700 MHzMaximum Frequency
4Cores4
8Threads4
55 WTDP130 W
Intel HD Graphics 3000GPU
Sandy BridgeCodenameIvy Bridge EP
Socket 988B rPGAPackageFCLGA2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

688Single-Core Score637
2531Multi-Core Score2388
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.3.2 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Dell Inc. Precision M6600ModelDell Inc. Precision T3610
Dell Inc. 04YY4MMotherboardDell Inc. 09M8Y8
BalancedPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-2960XMNameIntel Xeon E5-1607 v2
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4
2.69 GHzBase Frequency2.99 GHz
3.69 GHzMaximum Frequency2.99 GHz
Socket 988B rPGAPackageSocket 2011 LGA
Sandy BridgeCodenameIvy Bridge-EP/EX
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 2
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 2
256 KB x 4L2 Cache256 KB x 2
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache10.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

24.00 GBSize15.95 GB
798 MHzFrequency664 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

688Single-Core Score637
722Crypto Score734
662Integer Score605
737Floating Point Score 691
722
1.23 GB/sec
AES-XTS734
1.25 GB/sec
749
3.79 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)763
3.86 MB/sec
744
35.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression716
33.9 Mpixels/sec
706
1.99 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)644
1.82 MTE/sec
604
709.4 KElements/sec
HTML5466
546.8 KElements/sec
609
190.8 Krows/sec
SQLite567
177.5 Krows/sec
662
35.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering583
31.7 Mpixels/sec
658
209.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering624
198.7 KB/sec
625
4.87 Klines/sec
Clang534
4.16 Klines/sec
622
7.21 images/sec
Camera604
7.00 images/sec
694
868.7 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics687
860.0 Kpairs/sec
699
4332.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics677
4194.3 FPS
562
30.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur596
32.8 Mpixels/sec
701
5.40 images/sec
Face Detection641
4.93 images/sec
712
17.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection638
15.7 Mpixels/sec
1189
58.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1143
56.1 Mpixels/sec
1226
16.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR1099
15.0 Mpixels/sec
812
652.2 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing695
558.2 Kpixels/sec
495
4.44 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion466
4.18 Kpixels/sec
807
25.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition768
24.6 Words/sec
542
20.9 images/sec
Machine Learning485
18.7 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2531Multi-Core Score2388
3293Crypto Score2732
2491Integer Score2283
2489Floating Point Score 2557
3293
5.61 GB/sec
AES-XTS2732
4.66 GB/sec
3392
17.2 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)2624
13.3 MB/sec
3023
143.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression2829
133.8 Mpixels/sec
2174
6.13 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1644
4.63 MTE/sec
2542
2.98 MElements/sec
HTML52203
2.59 MElements/sec
2673
837.3 Krows/sec
SQLite2289
717.1 Krows/sec
2704
146.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2367
128.4 Mpixels/sec
2316
737.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering2173
692.4 KB/sec
2206
17.2 Klines/sec
Clang2296
17.9 Klines/sec
1766
20.5 images/sec
Camera2318
26.9 images/sec
2074
2.59 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2540
3.18 Mpairs/sec
2962
18352.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics2683
16620.4 FPS
2204
121.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur2530
139.1 Mpixels/sec
2567
19.8 images/sec
Face Detection2528
19.5 images/sec
2687
66.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2540
62.6 Mpixels/sec
3880
190.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3881
190.4 Mpixels/sec
4152
56.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR4534
61.8 Mpixels/sec
3455
2.77 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing3161
2.54 Mpixels/sec
1675
15.0 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1796
16.1 Kpixels/sec
2137
68.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition2006
64.1 Words/sec
1222
47.2 images/sec
Machine Learning1379
53.3 images/sec