Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 vs Intel Core i7-10700F

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 vs Intel Core i7-10700F tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Blender, Gears 5, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, Handbrake, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Blender, RealBench, Prime95, SuperPi.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-10700F or Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4.

Summary benchmark results

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

Xeon E5-2697R v4

55%

Core i7-10700F

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon E5-2697R v4

61%

Core i7-10700F

55%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.6	97.9
Valorant	123.4	111.2
Cyberpunk 2077	69.1	62.3
Apex Legends	116.0	104.5
Call of Duty Warzone	92.6	83.4
Overwatch	100.0	90.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.2	76.7
DOOM Eternal	61.7	55.6
Warzone	96.3	86.7
Assassin's Creed	103.7	93.4
Valheim	102.5	92.3

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: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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

Xeon E5-2697R v4

20%

Core i7-10700F

66%

To make a final resolution 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 i7-10700F is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2697R v4 since it has less power consumption: 145W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, 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 cores and threads 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	Intel Core i7-10700F
Cinbench 15 Single-core	108	214
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3177	2291
Cinbench 20 Single-core	240	499
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7475	4834
Cinbench 23 Single-core	641	1255
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18061	12250

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

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	Intel Core i7-10700F
Single-Core	1916	2904
Multi-Core	18383	17150

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

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	Intel Core i7-10700F
Single-Core	910	1304
Multi-Core	20218	9673

Comparison of specifications

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

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	Intel Core i7-10700F
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	April 01, 2020
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1200
Core name	Broadwell	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	4	10
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	18	8
Threads	36	16
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4130 millions	6800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	145 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	15 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	45 MB	16 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-10700F is 20% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2697R v4 has 10 more core than Core i7-10700F. 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 Xeon E5-2697R v4 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-10700F is better: 11
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 and Intel Core i7-10700F before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-10700F specs and review.