Intel Core i7-2760QM vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Core i7-2760QM vs Xeon E3-1220 v3 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-2760QM beats the Xeon E3-1220 v3 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E3-1220 v3 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-2760QM has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-2760QM. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. A Core i7-2760QM CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E3-1220 v3 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-2760QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.