Approximating 2 Xeon E5-2620 V3 2.4GHz 6-Cores with one single core CPU

[CTrap33]

Hello. I am considering a very high performance CAD build with 2 cpus. However, for the sake of simplicity, I am also considering a single cpu build. Rather than use two Xeon E5-2620 V3 2.4GHz 6-Cores, I was hoping to use a single different CPU, perhaps a 12 core.

Can someone tell me what single CPU I could use instead to achieve similar performance? Budget is about $800-$1000 if this is possible.

Thanks in advance.

 

[DubbleClick]

E5-2690V3 for example. They're all costly, but faster.

 

[Eximo]

Budget is too low to pick amongst the 12 core and up processors available I think.

http://ark.intel.com/products/family/78583/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-v3-Family#@Server

Closest is the Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2670 v3 12 core 2.3Ghz at $1300

 

[CTrap33]

E5-2690V3 for example. They're all costly, but faster.

Budget is too low to pick amongst the 12 core and up processors available I think.

http://ark.intel.com/products/family/78583/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-v3-Family#@Server

Closest is the Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2670 v3 12 core 2.3Ghz at $1300

This was what I found as well. Probably gonna go with the deca core Xeon E5-2650

 

[Shneiky]

A 10 core 2.4 GHz or a 8 Core 3.0+ GHz will outperform two E5 2620s in a wide variety of tasks (but not all). There is a loss of performance in a multi socket system due to the need for different CPUs to communicate, which takes time.

A good alternative performance wise to the dual 2.4 Ghz 6 cores would be this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G3434356&cm_re=xeon_e5_v3-_-19-117-476-_-Product

Else if you really want to get closer to the 1000 mark:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117477&cm_re=e5_2650_v3-_-19-117-477-_-Product

The only cheaper alternative is a I7 5960x.

 

[MarkW]

There are no single 12 core CPU's available in the price range you listed.

Best there is right now is a 6 core.
E3-2640. 6 core, 12 threads. Entire line of E3-26xx CPU's.
I7-5960X 6 core, 12 threads. I7-5930K 6 core, 12 thread. I7-5820K 4 core, 8 thread.

 

[DubbleClick]

There are no single 12 core CPU's available in the price range you listed.

Best there is right now is a 6 core.
E3-2640. 6 core, 12 threads. Entire line of E3-26xx CPU's.
I7-5960X 6 core, 12 threads. I7-5930K 6 core, 12 thread. I7-5820K 4 core, 8 thread.

i7 5960x is a 8 core/16 thread cpu, the i7 5930k and i7 5820k 6 core/12 thread. For $1000 he could get a xeon E5-2650 v3. Or, which should be faster in the majority of tasks an i7 5960x which he could overclock.