Intel Core i7-3960X vs Intel Xeon X5647

Core i7-3960X vs Xeon X5647 specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-3960X is faster than the Xeon X5647. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon X5647 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-3960X has significantly more cores than the Xeon X5647. Indeed, the Core i7-3960X has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Xeon X5647. It also has more threads than the Xeon X5647. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-3960X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon X5647. Also, the Core i7-3960X has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). 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 i7-3960X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.