Compare processors

Intel logo Core i9-7940X
versus
Intel logo Xeon E5-2690

Intel Core i9-7940X logo Intel Xeon E5-2690 logo
General information Core i9-7940X Xeon E5-2690
Launched Q3 2017 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Xeon E5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge-EP
Clock 3.1 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 6.5 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 11.6 %
Cores 14 0 % 8 42.9 %
Threads 28 0 % 16 42.9 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 135 W 18.2 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 14 × 1 MB
8 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 19.25 MB
1 × 20 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7940X Xeon E5-2690
Overall Score 64023 0 % 50099 21.7 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 28 % 53.3 %
Benchmark Score 16801 0 % 6300 62.5 %
Single Thread Score 2486 0 % 1659.7 33.2 %
Encrypting Data 9568.8 MB/s 0 % 3068.3 MB/s 67.9 %
Compressing Data 418.1 MB/s 0 % 167.1 MB/s 60 %
String objects sorting 53353.7 thousand/s 0 % 25136 thousand/s 52.9 %
Prime numbers generation 90.5 millions/s 0 % 48.6 millions/s 46.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 95924 millions/s 0 % 39805.7 millions/s 58.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 59727.6 millions/s 0 % 14798 millions/s 75.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7940X, Xeon E5-2690.

Average frames per second Core i9-7940X Xeon E5-2690
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.9 FPS 103.5 FPS
High settings 231.8 FPS 165.6 FPS
Medium settings 289.7 FPS 207.0 FPS
Low settings 362.2 FPS 258.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.6 %

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 i9-7940X Xeon E5-2690
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 163.4 FPS 138.9 FPS
High settings 261.4 FPS 222.2 FPS
Medium settings 326.8 FPS 277.7 FPS
Low settings 408.4 FPS 347.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 15 %
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