Intel Core i7-3770K vs Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

Core i7-3770K vs Xeon E3-1241 v3 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon E3-1241 v3 performs better than the Core i7-3770K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3770K in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. According to our data, the Core i7-3770K and Xeon E3-1241 v3 have the same clock speed. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i7-3770K CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E3-1241 v3 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-3770K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.