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Intel Core i7-6800K

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Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Core i7-6800K and Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Core i7-6800K

Higher Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency: 3.6 GHz (3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz)
Higher Technology: 14 nm (14 nm vs 22 nm)
Higher Memory Type: DDR4-2133 (DDR4-2133 vs DDR3)
Newer Launch Date: May 2016 (May 2016 vs September 2014)

Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3

More Total Cores: 12 (6 vs 12)
Larger L3 Cache: 30MB shared (15MB shared vs 30MB shared)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

Intel

May 2016

Launch Date

September 2014

Desktop

Platform

Server

i7-6800K

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

Xeon E5-2673 v3

Broadwell E

Code Name

Haswell-EP

Foundry

Intel

Generation

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Performance-cores

3.4 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

Maximum P-core turbo frequency derived from Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.

3.1 GHz

32K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

256K per core

L2 Cache

256K per core

15MB shared

L3 Cache

30MB shared

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

LGA-2011-3

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

Intel Socket 2011-3

34x

Multiplier

24.0

Unlocked Multiplier

14 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

22 nm

140 W

TDP

105 W

3.0

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

x86-64

Instruction Set

The instruction set is a hard program stored inside the CPU that guides and optimizes CPU operations. With these instruction sets, the CPU can run more efficiently. There are many manufacturers that design CPUs, which results in different instruction sets, such as the 8086 instruction set for the Intel camp and the RISC instruction set for the ARM camp. x86, ARM v8, and MIPS are all codes for instruction sets. Instruction sets can be extended; for example, x86 added 64-bit support to create x86-64. Manufacturers developing CPUs that are compatible with a certain instruction set need authorization from the instruction set patent holder. A typical example is Intel authorizing AMD, enabling the latter to develop CPUs compatible with the x86 instruction set.

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

Memory Specifications

DDR4-2133

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

DDR3

128GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes