Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 vs Intel Core i7-990X

What is the difference between Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Intel Core i7-990X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

933Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score676
3766Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score3733
8360PassMark CPU Mark Rating7262
2296PassMark Single Thread Rating1603
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score4353

Processor Specs

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5ProcessorIntel Core i7-990X
3600 MHzFrequency3470 MHz
4000 MHzMaximum Frequency3730 MHz
4Cores6
8Threads12
80 WTDP130 W
SkylakeCodenameGulftown
Socket 1151 LGAPackageFCLGA1366

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

927Single-Core Score669
3850Multi-Core Score2104
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemUbuntu 20.10
Dell Inc. Precision Tower 3620ModelGigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.Sniper
Dell Inc. 0MWYPTMotherboardGigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.Sniper
TeljestmnycentrikusPower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5NameIntel Core i7-990X
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2
3.59 GHzBase Frequency3.46 GHz
3.99 GHzMaximum Frequency
Socket 1151 LGAPackage
SkylakeCodename
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 6
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 6
256 KB x 4L2 Cache256 KB x 6
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache12.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

32.00 GBSize15.63 GB
1063 MHzFrequency
DDR4 SDRAMType
2Channels

Geekbench 5 result (single)

927Single-Core Score669
1307Crypto Score649
866Integer Score691
997Floating Point Score 623
1307
2.23 GB/sec
AES-XTS649
1.11 GB/sec
814
4.12 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)811
4.10 MB/sec
984
46.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression707
33.5 Mpixels/sec
873
2.46 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)747
2.11 MTE/sec
801
940.6 KElements/sec
HTML5711
834.5 KElements/sec
867
271.6 Krows/sec
SQLite672
210.4 Krows/sec
885
48.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering696
37.8 Mpixels/sec
895
285.2 KB/sec
Text Rendering570
181.5 KB/sec
863
6.73 Klines/sec
Clang684
5.33 Klines/sec
827
9.59 images/sec
Camera651
7.54 images/sec
813
1.02 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics583
729.3 Kpairs/sec
951
5889.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics834
5167.5 FPS
877
48.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur579
31.8 Mpixels/sec
798
6.15 images/sec
Face Detection640
4.93 images/sec
855
21.1 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection735
18.1 Mpixels/sec
1594
78.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1236
60.6 Mpixels/sec
1676
22.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR1306
17.8 Mpixels/sec
1081
868.2 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing828
665.0 Kpixels/sec
815
7.30 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion487
4.36 Kpixels/sec
902
28.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition378
12.1 Words/sec
987
38.2 images/sec
Machine Learning168
6.49 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

3850Multi-Core Score2104
4716Crypto Score1218
3673Integer Score2158
4090Floating Point Score 2133
4716
8.04 GB/sec
AES-XTS1218
2.08 GB/sec
4416
22.3 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)2517
12.7 MB/sec
4431
209.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression2879
136.2 Mpixels/sec
2865
8.08 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1413
3.99 MTE/sec
3156
3.71 MElements/sec
HTML51919
2.25 MElements/sec
3666
1.15 Mrows/sec
SQLite2625
822.5 Krows/sec
3941
213.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2611
141.7 Mpixels/sec
3406
1.06 MB/sec
Text Rendering1533
488.3 KB/sec
4122
32.1 Klines/sec
Clang2878
22.4 Klines/sec
3394
39.3 images/sec
Camera1710
19.8 images/sec
3853
4.82 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics3700
4.63 Mpairs/sec
4868
30156.7 FPS
Rigid Body Physics2508
15535.9 FPS
3573
196.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur3367
185.1 Mpixels/sec
3739
28.8 images/sec
Face Detection2512
19.3 images/sec
4152
102.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2260
55.7 Mpixels/sec
5722
280.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3008
147.6 Mpixels/sec
7831
106.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR2215
30.2 Mpixels/sec
5055
4.06 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2039
1.64 Mpixels/sec
3824
34.3 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1371
12.3 Kpixels/sec
2731
87.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1630
52.1 Words/sec
2174
84.0 images/sec
Machine Learning774
29.9 images/sec