Intel Core i5-11600K vs Intel Xeon W-3175X

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-11600K vs Intel Xeon W-3175X and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, rendering, programming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like PassMark, Blender, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Handbrake, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, 7zip, RealBench, MATLAB, AIDA64, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Apex Legends
Overwatch
Watch Dogs Legion
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valheim
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
DOOM: Eternal
Grand Theft Auto V
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Last Man Standing
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-3175X or Intel Core i5-11600K.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-11600K

56%

Xeon W-3175X

59%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon W-3175X is 5% better than Core i5-11600K. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-11600K

54%

Xeon W-3175X

65%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.2	116.1
Valorant	108.1	131.9
Cyberpunk 2077	60.6	73.9
Apex Legends	101.6	124.0
Call of Duty Warzone	81.1	98.9
Overwatch	87.6	106.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.6	91.0
DOOM Eternal	54.1	66.0
Warzone	84.3	102.9
Assassin's Creed	90.8	110.8
Valheim	89.7	109.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-11600K

43%

Xeon W-3175X

17%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-11600K is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-3175X since it has less power consumption: 125W vs. 255W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-11600K	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	199	188
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1905	5514
Cinbench 20 Single-core	465	417
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4270	12975
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1213	1112
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11302	31350

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-11600K	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Single-Core	2707	2147
Multi-Core	20616	31909

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-11600K	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Single-Core	1621	1351
Multi-Core	7012	27550

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-11600K	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Announcement date	January 20, 2021	January 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA3647
Core name	Rocket Lake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	2
Turbo Frequency	4.9 MHz	3.8 MHz
Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	6	28
Threads	12	56
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	125 W	255 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb	512 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	38.5 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-11600K is 20% better than Xeon W-3175X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-3175X has 22 more core than Core i5-11600K. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11600K is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-3175X is better: 23
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-11600K and Intel Xeon W-3175X before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i5-11600K specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-3175X specs and review.