Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 vs Intel Core i7-990X

What is the difference between Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Intel Core i7-990X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

917Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score676
3905Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score3733
9087PassMark CPU Mark Rating7262
2564PassMark Single Thread Rating1603
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score4353

Processor Specs

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6ProcessorIntel Core i7-990X
3900 MHzFrequency3470 MHz
4200 MHzMaximum Frequency3730 MHz
4Cores6
8Threads12
72 WTDP130 W
Kaby LakeCodenameGulftown
Socket 1151 LGAPackageFCLGA1366

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

904Single-Core Score669
2000Multi-Core Score2104
Geekbench 5.1.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64Operating SystemUbuntu 20.10
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual PlatformModelGigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.Sniper
Intel Corporation 440BX Desktop Reference PlatformMotherboardGigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.Sniper

CPU Specifications

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6NameIntel Core i7-990X
1 Processor, 8 CoresTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 9IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2
3.91 GHzBase Frequency3.46 GHz
32.0 KB x 1L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 6
32.0 KB x 1L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 6
256 KB x 1L2 Cache256 KB x 6
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache12.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

7.77 GBSize15.63 GB

Geekbench 5 result (single)

904Single-Core Score669
1296Crypto Score649
873Integer Score691
907Floating Point Score 623
1296
2.21 GB/sec
AES-XTS649
1.11 GB/sec
859
4.34 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)811
4.10 MB/sec
1131
53.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression707
33.5 Mpixels/sec
922
2.60 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)747
2.11 MTE/sec
1031
1.21 MElements/sec
HTML5711
834.5 KElements/sec
689
215.9 Krows/sec
SQLite672
210.4 Krows/sec
781
42.4 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering696
37.8 Mpixels/sec
617
196.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering570
181.5 KB/sec
1018
7.93 Klines/sec
Clang684
5.33 Klines/sec
943
10.9 images/sec
Camera651
7.54 images/sec
839
1.05 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics583
729.3 Kpairs/sec
1147
7106.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics834
5167.5 FPS
1048
57.6 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur579
31.8 Mpixels/sec
1039
8.00 images/sec
Face Detection640
4.93 images/sec
950
23.4 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection735
18.1 Mpixels/sec
1718
84.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1236
60.6 Mpixels/sec
2041
27.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR1306
17.8 Mpixels/sec
865
694.7 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing828
665.0 Kpixels/sec
513
4.60 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion487
4.36 Kpixels/sec
423
13.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition378
12.1 Words/sec
523
20.2 images/sec
Machine Learning168
6.49 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2000Multi-Core Score2104
3099Crypto Score1218
1986Integer Score2158
1848Floating Point Score 2133
3099
5.28 GB/sec
AES-XTS1218
2.08 GB/sec
1694
8.57 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)2517
12.7 MB/sec
2269
107.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression2879
136.2 Mpixels/sec
2093
5.90 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1413
3.99 MTE/sec
1460
1.71 MElements/sec
HTML51919
2.25 MElements/sec
2368
741.8 Krows/sec
SQLite2625
822.5 Krows/sec
2009
109.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2611
141.7 Mpixels/sec
2528
805.4 KB/sec
Text Rendering1533
488.3 KB/sec
2027
15.8 Klines/sec
Clang2878
22.4 Klines/sec
1678
19.5 images/sec
Camera1710
19.8 images/sec
1683
2.11 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics3700
4.63 Mpairs/sec
2529
15668.2 FPS
Rigid Body Physics2508
15535.9 FPS
1419
78.0 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur3367
185.1 Mpixels/sec
1649
12.7 images/sec
Face Detection2512
19.3 images/sec
1966
48.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2260
55.7 Mpixels/sec
2739
134.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3008
147.6 Mpixels/sec
3708
50.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR2215
30.2 Mpixels/sec
2927
2.35 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2039
1.64 Mpixels/sec
1879
16.8 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1371
12.3 Kpixels/sec
1362
43.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1630
52.1 Words/sec
577
22.3 images/sec
Machine Learning774
29.9 images/sec