Xeon CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz vs Core i7-7700K

Short answer: which is best?

Xeon CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz is 30.2 % stronger than Core i7-7700K. Xeon CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz ranks #40 of 74 measured processors at WhatFPS (8,018 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Core i7-7700K ranks #58 of 74 measured processors at WhatFPS (6,160 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricXeon CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHzCore i7-7700K
CPU score (the processor's own performance)8,0186,160
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)4,5954,115
Integer (MT)5.6 Gop/s3.1 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.36 Gop/s0.52 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)3,147,9395,640,691
Cores / threads40 / 644 / 8
L3 cache150 MB8 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Xeon CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz · All measurements for Core i7-7700K