Intel Core i7-990X vs Intel Xeon X5680

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-990X and Intel Xeon X5680. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

676Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score616
3733Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score3369
7262PassMark CPU Mark Rating6754
1603PassMark Single Thread Rating1490
43533DMark Time Spy Physics Score4632

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-990XProcessorIntel Xeon X5680
3470 MHzFrequency3330 MHz
3730 MHzMaximum Frequency3600 MHz
6Cores6
12Threads12
130 WTDP130 W
GulftownCodenameWestmere-EP
FCLGA1366PackageSocket 1366 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

669Single-Core Score617
2104Multi-Core Score6340
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Corporate for macOS x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Ubuntu 20.10Operating SystemmacOS 10.15.7 (Build 19H2)
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.SniperModelMacPro5,1
Model IDMacPro5,1
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.SniperMotherboardApple Inc. Mac-F221BEC8

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-990XNameIntel Xeon X5680
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 ThreadsTopology2 Processors, 12 Cores, 24 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2
3.46 GHzBase Frequency3.33 GHz
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
12.0 MB x 1L3 Cache12.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

15.63 GBSize96.00 GB
Transfer Rate1333 MT/s
TypeDDR3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

669Single-Core Score617
649Crypto Score604
691Integer Score597
623Floating Point Score 663
649
1.11 GB/sec
AES-XTS604
1.03 GB/sec
811
4.10 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)724
3.66 MB/sec
707
33.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression643
30.4 Mpixels/sec
747
2.11 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)618
1.74 MTE/sec
711
834.5 KElements/sec
HTML5541
635.3 KElements/sec
672
210.4 Krows/sec
SQLite577
180.8 Krows/sec
696
37.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering620
33.7 Mpixels/sec
570
181.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering505
161.0 KB/sec
684
5.33 Klines/sec
Clang573
4.47 Klines/sec
651
7.54 images/sec
Camera599
6.94 images/sec
583
729.3 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics548
686.2 Kpairs/sec
834
5167.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics851
5269.7 FPS
579
31.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur521
28.7 Mpixels/sec
640
4.93 images/sec
Face Detection675
5.20 images/sec
735
18.1 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection645
15.9 Mpixels/sec
1236
60.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1157
56.8 Mpixels/sec
1306
17.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR1137
15.5 Mpixels/sec
828
665.0 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing726
582.7 Kpixels/sec
487
4.36 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion491
4.40 Kpixels/sec
378
12.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition744
23.8 Words/sec
168
6.49 images/sec
Machine Learning294
11.4 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2104Multi-Core Score6340
1218Crypto Score5698
2158Integer Score6186
2133Floating Point Score 6779
1218
2.08 GB/sec
AES-XTS5698
9.71 GB/sec
2517
12.7 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)9292
47.0 MB/sec
2879
136.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression7783
368.2 Mpixels/sec
1413
3.99 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)4446
12.5 MTE/sec
1919
2.25 MElements/sec
HTML56436
7.56 MElements/sec
2625
822.5 Krows/sec
SQLite7018
2.20 Mrows/sec
2611
141.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering5087
276.1 Mpixels/sec
1533
488.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering4801
1.49 MB/sec
2878
22.4 Klines/sec
Clang6900
53.8 Klines/sec
1710
19.8 images/sec
Camera5422
62.9 images/sec
3700
4.63 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics5300
6.63 Mpairs/sec
2508
15535.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics11178
69249.4 FPS
3367
185.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur6468
355.5 Mpixels/sec
2512
19.3 images/sec
Face Detection8489
65.4 images/sec
2260
55.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection7656
188.7 Mpixels/sec
3008
147.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting9170
449.9 Mpixels/sec
2215
30.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR13106
178.6 Mpixels/sec
2039
1.64 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing9589
7.70 Mpixels/sec
1371
12.3 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion5279
47.3 Kpixels/sec
1630
52.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition4189
133.9 Words/sec
774
29.9 images/sec
Machine Learning2190
84.6 images/sec