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Comparing Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 vs. i9 9980XE

Below you can compare the latest CPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Xeon E5-2697A v4 is 7% slower than the i9 9980XE

Averaged over 3 rendering benchmarks, the i9 9980XE leads in 2 of them. The biggest gap is in Cinebench 2026, where the i9 9980XE scores 36% higher.

7,501* · Xeon E5-2697A v4
8,791 · i9 9980XE
19,516* · Xeon E5-2697A v4
21,761* · i9 9980XE
1,107* · Xeon E5-2697A v4
1,227* · i9 9980XE
5,053* · Xeon E5-2697A v4
3,740 · i9 9980XE
36 · Xeon E5-2697A v4
32* · i9 9980XE
222 · Xeon E5-2697A v4
225* · i9 9980XE
3,734* · Xeon E5-2697A v4
5,073* · i9 9980XE

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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Ranking by benchmarks

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Cinebench R23

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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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