Xeon E5-2600 vs 3960X vs 2600K - Intel 8 Core vs 6 Core vs 4 Core Gaming Performance
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| Xeon E5-2600 | i7-3960X | i7-2600K | |
| Sandy Bridge EP | Sandy Bridge E | Sandy Bridge | |
| LGA 2011 | LGA 2011 | LGA 1155 | |
| 32 nm | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| 2.27 | 2.27 | 995 | |
| 435 mm2 | 435 mm2 | 265 mm2 | |
| 3.00 GHz | 3.30 GHz (Turbo 3.90 GHz) | 3.30 GHz (Turbo 3.80 GHz) | |
| Cores / Threads | 8C / 16T | 6C / 12T | 4C / 8T |
| Turbo | Yes (2.0) | Yes (2.0) | Yes (2.0) |
| Bus | 100 MHz | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| DDR3 | DDR3 | DDR3 | |
| Quad Channel | Quad Channel | Dual Channel | |
| QPI | 6.4 GT/s | 6.4 GT/s | |
| L1 Execution Cache | 32 KByte | 32 KByte | 32 KByte |
| L1 Data Cache | 32 KByte | 32 KByte | 32 KByte |
| L2 Cache | 256 KByte | 256 KByte | 256 KByte |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB shared | 15 MB shared | 8 MB shared |
| TDP | 150 Watt | 130 Watt | 95 Watt |
| C1E | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel Speed Step | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtualisation | Vanderpool | Vanderpool | Vanderpool |
| Instruction sets | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 SSE4.2, AVX, AES EM64T |
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 SSE4.2, AVX, AES EM64T |
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 SSE4.2, AVX, EM64T |
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