Intel Core i7-4960X vs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-4960X and Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

836Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score796
4970Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score4699
9943PassMark CPU Mark Rating10228
2079PassMark Single Thread Rating2109
60573DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-4960XProcessorIntel Xeon E5-1660 v2
3600 MHzFrequency3700 MHz
4000 MHzMaximum Frequency4000 MHz
6Cores6
12Threads12
130 WTDP130 W
Ivy Bridge ECodenameIvy Bridge EP
FCLGA2011PackageFCLGA2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

836Single-Core Score786
4438Multi-Core Score4286
Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelLENOVO 43512M6
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X79-DELUXEMotherboardLENOVO LENOVO
High performancePower PlanPrestazioni elevate

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-4960XNameIntel Xeon E5-1660 v2
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4
3.60 GHzBase Frequency3.70 GHz
4.00 GHzMaximum Frequency4.00 GHz
Socket 2011 LGAPackageSocket 2011 LGA
Ivy Bridge-ECodenameIvy Bridge-EP/EX
32.0 KB x 6L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 6
32.0 KB x 6L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 6
256 KB x 6L2 Cache256 KB x 6
15.0 MB x 1L3 Cache15.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

16.00 GBSize15.92 GB
667 MHzFrequency799 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

836Single-Core Score786
936Crypto Score886
800Integer Score752
896Floating Point Score 842
936
1.60 GB/sec
AES-XTS886
1.51 GB/sec
1007
5.09 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)823
4.16 MB/sec
928
43.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression887
42.0 Mpixels/sec
779
2.20 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)718
2.03 MTE/sec
731
857.9 KElements/sec
HTML5677
795.1 KElements/sec
726
227.4 Krows/sec
SQLite698
218.6 Krows/sec
788
42.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering757
41.1 Mpixels/sec
759
241.7 KB/sec
Text Rendering772
245.9 KB/sec
750
5.84 Klines/sec
Clang711
5.54 Klines/sec
773
8.96 images/sec
Camera743
8.61 images/sec
877
1.10 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics783
980.2 Kpairs/sec
869
5380.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics838
5191.4 FPS
751
41.3 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur687
37.8 Mpixels/sec
824
6.35 images/sec
Face Detection789
6.08 images/sec
840
20.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection821
20.2 Mpixels/sec
1485
72.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1387
68.1 Mpixels/sec
1518
20.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR1475
20.1 Mpixels/sec
970
778.9 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing938
753.0 Kpixels/sec
593
5.32 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion560
5.02 Kpixels/sec
1014
32.4 Words/sec
Speech Recognition831
26.6 Words/sec
577
22.3 images/sec
Machine Learning579
22.4 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

4438Multi-Core Score4286
3280Crypto Score3734
4422Integer Score4261
4666Floating Point Score 4433
3280
5.59 GB/sec
AES-XTS3734
6.36 GB/sec
6288
31.8 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)6222
31.5 MB/sec
6083
287.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression5790
273.9 Mpixels/sec
2195
6.19 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2402
6.77 MTE/sec
4333
5.09 MElements/sec
HTML53801
4.46 MElements/sec
4996
1.57 Mrows/sec
SQLite4668
1.46 Mrows/sec
4954
268.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering4462
242.1 Mpixels/sec
3548
1.10 MB/sec
Text Rendering3641
1.13 MB/sec
4945
38.5 Klines/sec
Clang4617
36.0 Klines/sec
4092
47.4 images/sec
Camera4019
46.6 images/sec
5178
6.48 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics3798
4.75 Mpairs/sec
6379
39518.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics5832
36131.8 FPS
4204
231.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur3966
218.0 Mpixels/sec
5126
39.5 images/sec
Face Detection4437
34.2 images/sec
4853
119.6 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection4802
118.4 Mpixels/sec
6912
339.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting6715
329.4 Mpixels/sec
8767
119.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR8696
118.5 Mpixels/sec
6332
5.08 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing6227
5.00 Mpixels/sec
3744
33.5 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion3807
34.1 Kpixels/sec
3067
98.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition3209
102.6 Words/sec
1501
58.0 images/sec
Machine Learning1561
60.3 images/sec