Intel Core i7-6850K vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-6850K and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

990Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score785
5776Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score5763
11295PassMark CPU Mark Rating11125
2415PassMark Single Thread Rating1831
63933DMark Time Spy Physics Score6516

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-6850KProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2640 v3
3600 MHzFrequency2600 MHz
3800 MHzMaximum Frequency3400 MHz
6Cores8
12Threads16
140 WTDP90 W
Broadwell ECodenameHaswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EX
FCLGA2011-3PackageSocket 2011 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1003Single-Core Score789
6327Multi-Core Score6545
Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro (64-bit)
ASUS All SeriesModelDefault string Default string
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X99-E WS/USB 3.1MotherboardMACHINIST X99-K9
BalancedPower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-6850KNameIntel Xeon E5-2640 v3
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 8 Cores, 16 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 63 Stepping 2
3.60 GHzBase Frequency2.60 GHz
3.80 GHzMaximum Frequency3399 MHz
Socket 2011 LGAPackageSocket 2011 LGA
Broadwell-E/EPCodenameHaswell-E/EP
32.0 KB x 6L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 8
32.0 KB x 6L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 8
256 KB x 6L2 Cache256 KB x 8
15.0 MB x 1L3 Cache20.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

128.00 GBSize32.00 GB
1599 MHzFrequency933 MHz
DDR4 SDRAMTypeDDR4 SDRAM
4Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1003Single-Core Score789
1389Crypto Score1004
949Integer Score750
1056Floating Point Score 836
1389
2.37 GB/sec
AES-XTS1004
1.71 GB/sec
1065
5.39 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)902
4.56 MB/sec
1122
53.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression868
41.1 Mpixels/sec
938
2.65 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)787
2.22 MTE/sec
876
1.03 MElements/sec
HTML5715
839.0 KElements/sec
948
296.9 Krows/sec
SQLite793
248.5 Krows/sec
938
50.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering731
39.7 Mpixels/sec
928
295.6 KB/sec
Text Rendering554
176.4 KB/sec
933
7.27 Klines/sec
Clang713
5.56 Klines/sec
827
9.59 images/sec
Camera748
8.67 images/sec
947
1.19 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics723
904.5 Kpairs/sec
988
6122.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics752
4661.9 FPS
815
44.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur705
38.8 Mpixels/sec
854
6.58 images/sec
Face Detection757
5.83 images/sec
946
23.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection795
19.6 Mpixels/sec
1636
80.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1360
66.7 Mpixels/sec
1858
25.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR1424
19.4 Mpixels/sec
1215
975.5 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing970
779.3 Kpixels/sec
848
7.60 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion658
5.90 Kpixels/sec
1048
33.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition855
27.3 Words/sec
901
34.8 images/sec
Machine Learning572
22.1 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

6327Multi-Core Score6545
7421Crypto Score6765
6056Integer Score6453
6733Floating Point Score 6707
7421
12.6 GB/sec
AES-XTS6765
11.5 GB/sec
7059
35.7 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)8013
40.5 MB/sec
7716
365.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression8104
383.4 Mpixels/sec
5563
15.7 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)4813
13.6 MTE/sec
4961
5.82 MElements/sec
HTML55667
6.65 MElements/sec
5686
1.78 Mrows/sec
SQLite6531
2.05 Mrows/sec
6721
364.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering7181
389.7 Mpixels/sec
5520
1.72 MB/sec
Text Rendering5664
1.76 MB/sec
6541
51.0 Klines/sec
Clang7074
55.1 Klines/sec
5284
61.2 images/sec
Camera5828
67.6 images/sec
5905
7.39 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics5351
6.70 Mpairs/sec
7914
49030.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics8876
54990.5 FPS
5239
288.0 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur5127
281.8 Mpixels/sec
6206
47.8 images/sec
Face Detection6923
53.3 images/sec
6883
169.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection7178
176.9 Mpixels/sec
9697
475.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting10266
503.6 Mpixels/sec
12225
166.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR12643
172.3 Mpixels/sec
8448
6.78 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing7420
5.96 Mpixels/sec
5652
50.6 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion6185
55.4 Kpixels/sec
5154
164.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition4998
159.8 Words/sec
4228
163.4 images/sec
Machine Learning3429
132.5 images/sec