Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 vs Core i7 6700 |
Released October, 2015
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
- 3.6 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
 | Higher clock speed 3.6 GHz | | Higher GPU clock speed 400 MHz |
| | Newer Oct, 2015 |
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Released July, 2015
Intel Core i7 6700
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 6700
| | Lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Better performance per dollar 0.87 pt/$ |
| | Lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year | | Lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
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| Higher GPU clock speed | 400 MHz | vs | 350 MHz | Around 15% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Newer | Oct, 2015 | vs | Jul, 2015 | Release date 3 months later | |||
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| Lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 65W | Around 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 0.87 pt/$ | vs | 0.8 pt/$ | Around 10% better performance per dollar | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 19.27 $/year | Around 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 70.08 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.18 GHz | vs | 4 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1275 v5 vs Core i7 6700
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1275 v5 | vs | Core i7 6700 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4 GHz | 4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 80W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.54 pt/W | 4.09 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 65W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
details | Xeon E3-1275 v5 | vs | Core i7 6700 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 14 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.98 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4 GHz | 4.18 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4 GHz | 3.98 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics P530 | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 400 MHz | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 65,536 MB | 65,536 MB | |
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