Compare processors

Intel logo Core i7-6900K
versus
Intel logo Xeon E3-1270 v5

Intel Core i7-6900K logo Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 logo
General information Core i7-6900K Xeon E3-1270 v5
Launched Q2 2016 Q4 2015
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Xeon E3
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Skylake-H
Clock 3.2 GHz 11.1 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 8 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 80 W 42.9 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6900K Xeon E3-1270 v5
Overall Score 55285 0 % 48183 12.8 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 50 % 5.7 %
Benchmark Score 9342 0 % 5390 42.3 %
Single Thread Score 2324 0 % 2300.8 1 %
Encrypting Data 4072.2 MB/s 0 % 2883.2 MB/s 29.2 %
Compressing Data 219.3 MB/s 0 % 112.4 MB/s 48.7 %
String objects sorting 28646.3 thousand/s 0 % 14716.6 thousand/s 48.6 %
Prime numbers generation 64 millions/s 0 % 29.1 millions/s 54.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 51062.8 millions/s 0 % 26223.5 millions/s 48.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 33190.3 millions/s 0 % 16263.2 millions/s 51 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6900K, Xeon E3-1270 v5.

Average frames per second Core i7-6900K Xeon E3-1270 v5
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.9 FPS 97.8 FPS
High settings 190.3 FPS 156.5 FPS
Medium settings 237.8 FPS 195.6 FPS
Low settings 297.3 FPS 244.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-6900K Xeon E3-1270 v5
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 147.9 FPS 135.4 FPS
High settings 236.7 FPS 216.7 FPS
Medium settings 295.8 FPS 270.9 FPS
Low settings 369.8 FPS 338.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.4 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors