CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2697 v3 vs 5960X among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon E5-2697 v3
8.0
Core i7 5960X
7.3
Core i7 6700K
6.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon E5-2697 v3
8.9
Core i7 5960X
9.5
Core i7 6700K
10.0
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon E5-2697 v3
n.d.
Core i7 5960X
n.d.
Core i7 6700K
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon E5-2697 v3
0.0
Core i7 5960X
0.0
Core i7 6700K
7.6
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon E5-2697 v3
5.0
Core i7 5960X
5.0
Core i7 6700K
5.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon E5-2697 v3
n.d.
Core i7 5960X
3.5
Core i7 6700K
7.3
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Xeon E5-2697 v3
6.0
Core i7 5960X
5.3
Core i7 6700K
9.1

Winner
Intel Core i7 5960X 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 5960X  based on its value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

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Much more l3 cache 35 MB vs 20 MB 75% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
More cores 14 vs 8 6 more cores; run more applications at once
More threads 28 vs 16 12 more threads
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 vs 1 Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration
Supports more RAM 786,432 MB vs 65,536 MB Supports 12x more RAM
Significantly better PassMark score 21,608 vs 15,994 More than 35% better PassMark score
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
Significantly better performance per watt 10.17 pt/W vs 7.19 pt/W More than 40% better performance per watt
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Intel Core i7 5960X

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Higher clock speed 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz More than 15% higher clock speed
Significantly better geekbench 3 single core score 3,657 vs 2,482 More than 45% better geekbench 3 single core score
Much better performance per dollar 0.99 pt/$ vs 0.53 pt/$ Around 90% better performance per dollar
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.47 GHz vs 3.29 GHz More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Slightly lower typical power consumption 113.75W vs 117.81W Around 5% lower typical power consumption
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.6 GHz vs 3.55 GHz Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Slightly lower annual home energy cost 33.73 $/year vs 34.93 $/year Around 5% lower annual home energy cost
Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost 122.64 $/year vs 127.02 $/year Around 5% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2697 v3 vs Core i7 5960X

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2697 v3
31,995
Core i7 5960X
26,400

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2697 v3
2,482
Core i7 5960X
3,657

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2697 v3
3,040,000 MB/s
Core i7 5960X
4,120,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2697 v3
36,049
Core i7 5960X
27,898

GeekBench

Xeon E5-2697 v3
36,049
Core i7 5960X
30,382

Cinebench R10 32-Bit

Xeon E5-2697 v3
55,918
Core i7 5960X
44,583

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon E5-2697 v3
21,608
Core i7 5960X
15,994

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon E5-2697 v3
1,984
Core i7 5960X
1,994

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E5-2697 v3  vs
Core i7 5960X 
Clock speed 2.6 GHz 3 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Cores Processing Cores Octa core

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 145W 140W
Annual home energy cost 34.93 $/year 33.73 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 127.02 $/year 122.64 $/year
Performance per watt 10.17 pt/W 7.19 pt/W
Typical power consumption 117.81W 113.75W

bus
Architecture QPI QPI
Number of links 2 0
Transfer rate 9,600 MT/s 0 MT/s
Clock speed 4,800 MHz 0 MHz

details

 Xeon E5-2697 v3  vs
Core i7 5960X 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 28 16
L3 cache 35 MB 20 MB
L3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core 2.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 2 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.29 GHz 4.47 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.55 GHz 4.6 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.29 GHz 4.47 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None None
Label N/A N/A
Latest DirectX N/A N/A
Number of displays supported N/A N/A
GPU clock speed N/A N/A
Turbo clock speed N/A N/A
3DMark06 N/A N/A

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR
Channels Quad Channel Quad Channel
Supports ECC Yes No
Maximum bandwidth 6,400 MB/s 6,400 MB/s
Maximum memory size 786,432 MB 65,536 MB
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Comments

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slyce (08:30 AM, December 4, 2015)
you couldn't overclock the 14 core at all on a watercooled environment? sounds like you didn't try.
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