Intel Core i7-3960X vs Intel Xeon E5-2665

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-3960X and Intel Xeon E5-2665. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

798Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score582
4606Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score4321
8612PassMark CPU Mark Rating8443
1813PassMark Single Thread Rating1410
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score5091

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-3960XProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2665
3300 MHzFrequency2400 MHz
3900 MHzMaximum Frequency3100 MHz
6Cores8
12Threads16
130 WTDP115 W
Sandy Bridge ECodenameSandy Bridge-EP
FCLGA2011PackageSocket 2011 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

799Single-Core Score595
4944Multi-Core Score3466
Geekbench 5.2.3 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelDell Inc. Precision T3600
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X79-DELUXEMotherboardDell Inc. 08HPGT
BalancedPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-3960XNameIntel Xeon E5-2665
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 8 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7
3.30 GHzBase Frequency2.39 GHz
5.70 GHzMaximum Frequency3091 MHz
Socket 2011 LGAPackageSocket 2011 LGA
Sandy Bridge-ECodenameSandy Bridge-EP/EX
32.0 KB x 6L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 6L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 6L2 Cache256 KB x 4
15.0 MB x 1L3 Cache20.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

64.00 GBSize15.96 GB
1066 MHzFrequency664 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
4Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

799Single-Core Score595
815Crypto Score625
774Integer Score578
852Floating Point Score 627
815
1.39 GB/sec
AES-XTS625
1.07 GB/sec
983
4.97 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)660
3.34 MB/sec
859
40.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression646
30.5 Mpixels/sec
776
2.19 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)618
1.74 MTE/sec
731
858.4 KElements/sec
HTML5547
642.0 KElements/sec
739
231.6 Krows/sec
SQLite523
163.7 Krows/sec
787
42.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering585
31.7 Mpixels/sec
683
217.7 KB/sec
Text Rendering564
179.6 KB/sec
726
5.66 Klines/sec
Clang526
4.10 Klines/sec
725
8.40 images/sec
Camera550
6.37 images/sec
835
1.04 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics624
781.4 Kpairs/sec
761
4715.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics611
3787.3 FPS
729
40.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur557
30.6 Mpixels/sec
753
5.80 images/sec
Face Detection581
4.47 images/sec
822
20.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection571
14.1 Mpixels/sec
1273
62.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting954
46.8 Mpixels/sec
1456
19.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR1033
14.1 Mpixels/sec
926
743.4 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing662
531.8 Kpixels/sec
568
5.09 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion402
3.60 Kpixels/sec
944
30.2 Words/sec
Speech Recognition691
22.1 Words/sec
647
25.0 images/sec
Machine Learning462
17.9 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

4944Multi-Core Score3466
5698Crypto Score4262
4817Integer Score3277
5095Floating Point Score 3743
5698
9.71 GB/sec
AES-XTS4262
7.27 GB/sec
6712
33.9 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3900
19.7 MB/sec
6037
285.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3553
168.1 Mpixels/sec
3306
9.32 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2721
7.67 MTE/sec
4436
5.21 MElements/sec
HTML53166
3.72 MElements/sec
5069
1.59 Mrows/sec
SQLite3157
989.2 Krows/sec
5044
273.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering3644
197.8 Mpixels/sec
4519
1.41 MB/sec
Text Rendering2989
952.4 KB/sec
4932
38.4 Klines/sec
Clang3454
26.9 Klines/sec
4121
47.8 images/sec
Camera3075
35.6 images/sec
5030
6.29 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics3068
3.84 Mpairs/sec
6163
38180.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics4591
28441.0 FPS
4308
236.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur4523
248.6 Mpixels/sec
5207
40.1 images/sec
Face Detection3583
27.6 images/sec
5292
130.4 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection3722
91.7 Mpixels/sec
7348
360.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting5446
267.2 Mpixels/sec
8357
113.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR6513
88.7 Mpixels/sec
6095
4.89 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing4071
3.27 Mpixels/sec
3484
31.2 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion2378
21.3 Kpixels/sec
4529
144.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition3304
105.6 Words/sec
2765
106.8 images/sec
Machine Learning2093
80.9 images/sec