Intel Core i7-8086K vs Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

Core i7-8086K vs Xeon E5-2667 v4 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-8086K performs better than the Xeon E5-2667 v4. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E5-2667 v4 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon E5-2667 v4 has slightly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Core i7-8086K that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-8086K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-8086K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E5-2667 v4. Also, the Core i7-8086K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-8086K CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E5-2667 v4 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 i7-8086K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.