Intel Core i9-7960X vs Intel Xeon X3220

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,468

Rank #122

vs
4,259

Rank #1,575

6,468
4,259

Core i9-7960X wins by 34.2% (Rank #122 vs #1575)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,209

Rank #200

vs
4,129

Rank #1,651

6,209
4,129

Core i9-7960X wins by 33.5% (Rank #200 vs #1651)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,857

Rank #115

vs
4,455

Rank #1,314

6,857
4,455

Core i9-7960X wins by 35% (Rank #115 vs #1314)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,470

Rank #187

vs
4,531

Rank #1,294

5,470
4,531

Core i9-7960X wins by 17.2% (Rank #187 vs #1294)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,649

Rank #172

vs
4,509

Rank #1,270

5,649
4,509

Core i9-7960X wins by 20.2% (Rank #172 vs #1270)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,653

Rank #149

vs
4,493

Rank #1,453

5,653
4,493

Core i9-7960X wins by 20.5% (Rank #149 vs #1453)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7960X Xeon X3220 Diff
Cores
16
4
+75%
Threads
32
4
+87.5%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
2,400 MHz
+14.3%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
28x
--
L1 Cache
1,024 KB
--
L2 Cache
16 MiB
--
L3 Cache
22 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
17 GB/s
+78.5%
PCIe Lanes
44
16
+63.6%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
105 W
36.4% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
65 nm
78.5% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7960X Xeon X3220
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7960X X3220
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket LGA775
Package FCLGA-2066 --
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 1x16
Market Segment Desktop --
Release Price $1,699.00 --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Core i9-7960X
Intel
Xeon X3220
Intel

Family

Core i9-7960X
Core
Xeon X3220
--

Series

Core i9-7960X
i9-7900
Xeon X3220
--

Model Number

Core i9-7960X
i9-7960X
Xeon X3220
X3220

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7960X
Skylake
Xeon X3220
--

Core Name

Core i9-7960X
Skylake
Xeon X3220
--

Core Family

Core i9-7960X
6
Xeon X3220
--

Core Model

Core i9-7960X
85
Xeon X3220
--

Socket

Core i9-7960X
Socket
Xeon X3220
LGA775

Package

Core i9-7960X
FCLGA-2066
Xeon X3220
--

Chipset

Core i9-7960X
Lewisburg
Xeon X3220
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7960X
DDR4-2666
Xeon X3220
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Core i9-7960X
No
Xeon X3220
No

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7960X
3.0
Xeon X3220
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7960X
x16, x8, x4
Xeon X3220
1x16

Market Segment

Core i9-7960X
Desktop
Xeon X3220
--

Release Price

Core i9-7960X
$1,699.00
Xeon X3220
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7960X
No
Xeon X3220
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7960X Xeon X3220
Process 14 nm 65 nm
Die Area 484 mm² --
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7960X
14 nm
Xeon X3220
65 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7960X
484 mm²
Xeon X3220
--

Manufacturer

Core i9-7960X
Intel
Xeon X3220
--

Technology

Core i9-7960X
CMOS
Xeon X3220
--

Word Size

Core i9-7960X
64-bit
Xeon X3220
64-bit

ISA

Core i9-7960X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon X3220
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i9-7960X Xeon X3220
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 566 MHz

GPU

Core i9-7960X
--
Xeon X3220
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i9-7960X
--
Xeon X3220
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i9-7960X
--
Xeon X3220
566 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7960X Xeon X3220
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64