Product Comparison: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 vs Intel Core i7-6700K

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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 CPU Processor

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General Specifications

Brand

Intel

Model

Xeon E3-1240 v5

Core i7-6700K

Origin

Costa Rica

China

About the Product

The Xeon E3-1240 v5 3.5 GHz Quad-Core LGA 1151 Processor from Intel has a base clock speed of 3.5 GHz and comes with features such as Intel Turbo Boost 2.0. With Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 technology, the maximum turbo frequency this processor can achieve is 3.9 GHz.

New 6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700K processor, codenamed Skylake microarchitecture. Designed for Intel LGA 1151 desktop platform. It belongs to the family of high-performance Core i7 processors with great overclocking potential.

Package Size

Height

4.5 in.

5.5 in.

Width

3.4 in.

4.8 in.

Depth

2.4 in.

1.8 in.

Weight

1.1 lbs.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

Intel Core i7-6700K

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

Intel Core i7-6700K

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

Intel Core i7-6700K

Details

Socket

FCLGA1151

Lithography

14 nm

Type of Processors

Server

Desktop

Code Name

Skylake

What customers say about "Details"

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 CPU Processor

Easy to install. Perfect for my needs.
Easy to install. Runs pretty cool without much modding.
Easy install and runs smooth. I recommend.
The install was easy. Without any issues.
Works perfect and easy to install this CPU.

Intel Core i7-6700K Desktop Processor

It doesn't run hot even when under load and turbo boosts normally to 4.2 GHz automatically as well.
Got it at a good oc of 4.25 very fast and really good integrated graphics.
The onboard HD 530 graphics are awesome. This is a great investment and the core of a machine that will be kick-ass for years.
This is a super smart and solid option for gamers because of its high speed (4.2 turbo boosted) and unlocked allows you to squeeze even more free performance out of it.
Great CPU, really fast. Great socket.

Technical Specifications

CPU Cores

CPU Threads

Clock Speed

3.5 GHz

4 GHz

Turbo Clock Speed

3.9 GHz

4.2 GHz

Max TDP

80 W

91 W

Max Temperature

100 °C

64 °C

Data Width

64 bits

Virtualization Technology

Yes

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What customers say about "Technical Specifications"

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 CPU Processor

I like it, it's really fast, all works good.
Fast, great chip, worth the purchase.
Runs super fast paired with my motherboard!
It's so fast. Has many cores. Powerful CPU.
Really nice fast CPU for all your needs. I would recommend this.

Intel Core i7-6700K Desktop Processor

I7 quad core processor will be more than enough muscle for any and all modern games, and probably leave your gaming rig sitting pretty years of games considering that games are much more gpu dependent.
This is a super smart and solid option for gamers because of its high speed (4.2 turbo boosted) and unlocked allows you to squeeze even more free performance out of it
Quad cores also allow worry free gaming performance while still being able to run other programs and not take a hit in performance when your computer is under a heavy workload!
Awesome cpu, really fast and good temperatures.
Seems to run hot, even with multiple thermal paste applications.

Cache And Memory Specifications

L1 Cache Size

256 kB

L2 Cache Size

1000 kB

1024 kB

L3 Cache Size

8000 kB

8192 kB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

Memory Types

DDR4

Max Memory Channels

Max Memory Bandwidth

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Channels
L1 Cache Size

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What customers say about "Cache And Memory Specifications"

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 CPU Processor

Great CPU, perfect works with my DDR4 memory.
Good works with 16 GB DDR4 memory type.
DDR4 memory it's smooth. Good choice. Good price.
Came in time for the build! Awesome memory support. Simple setup and easy to install to my board.
Not impressed, it's lame. Less cache memory. Poor quality.

Intel Core i7-6700K Desktop Processor

The CPU has 8MB of smartcache that is shared amongst the cores. This is much better than normal cache, it allows a program in cache to be shared with another core, when the thread jumps to a new core, without copying the data to another location in cache.
Fast processor when powered with a good socket 1151 motherboard and enough memory.I have an ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 board and 32GB corsair DDR4 memory as well as a smile on my face
Everything is faster opening and switching programs games are amazingly faster was surprised how much better they ran maxed out with this chip. But also this makes the jump to DDR4 so memory has been tremendously improved stock memory is 2.2Ghz to 2.4Ghz.
It works fast, stays cool, and the ddr4 memory helps things stay zippy.
Would have been nice to have 12MB or more of cache, but the cost would have been significantly more. For the price, there is really no downside to this CPU.

Supported Technologies

Execute Disable Bit / Virus Protection

Yes

Turbo Boost / Turbo Core

Yes

Enhanced SpeedStep / PowerNow!

Yes

Hyper-Threading / HyperTransport

Yes