Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs Intel Core i7-11700KF

Last updated: 2023-09-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3		Intel Core i7-11700KF
CPU comparison Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 or Intel Core i7-11700KF - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 was released in Q3/2014. The Intel Core i7-11700KF has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11700KF was released in Q1/2021.

Intel Xeon E5 (71)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32)	CPU group	Intel Core i 11000 (22)
5	Generation	11
Haswell E	Architecture	Rocket Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2	Predecessor	Intel Core i7-10700KF
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-12700KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 is 2.30 GHz (3.10 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-11700KF has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-11700KF is at 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-11700KF
12	Cores	8
24	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.30 GHz	Frequency	3.60 GHz
3.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.00 GHz
2.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-11700KF
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 or Intel Core i7-11700KF has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-11700KF supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-11700KF
DDR4-2133	Memory	DDR4-3200
768 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
30.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
40	PCIe lanes	20
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 is 120 W, while the Intel Core i7-11700KF has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-11700KF
120 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	251 W @ 56 s
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	95 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 30.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-11700KF is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-11700KF
22 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 2011-3	Socket	LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2014	Release date	Q1/2021
--	Release price	323 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 (44%)

Intel Core i7-11700KF (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 (67%)

Intel Core i7-11700KF (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	789 (44%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1794 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	8308 (77%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	10765 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	968 (44%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	2213 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	6758 (63%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	10731 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	13829 (57%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	24332 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	4281 (69%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	6240 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	92 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	806 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1569 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	15011 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	612 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	5709 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	215 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	639 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	119 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	1723 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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