X99 Xeon E5-1660 v3 Performance in Modern Gaming: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Testing and overclocking the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 8-core 16-thread CPU in 10 popular and demanding games in 2024, using an RX 6900 XT discrete GPU, and comparing it to the i3-12100F. Check out Miyconst Hardware for more X99 Xeon & AliExpress board recommendations: https://www.youtube.com/@Miyconst Support Iceberg Tech: https://www.patreon.com/icebergtech Music by Backing Track https://backingtrack.gg/ Track names: “Neon Nights”, “Midnight Racer”, “Binary Sunrise” & “Vercetti Forever” 00:00 Intel E5-1660 v3 in 2024 00:44 The Perils of Overclocking X99 02:45 X99 Motherboards for Overclocking 04:56 Test System 05:28 Gaming Benchmarks 05:31 Benchmarks: Valorant 06:06 Benchmarks: Fortnite 06:40 Benchmarks: Counter Strike 2 07:16 Benchmarks: Call of Duty: Warzone 07:52 Benchmarks: Starfield 08:32 Benchmarks: Cyberpunk 2077 09:09 Benchmarks: The Last of Us 09:40 Benchmarks: Dragon’s Dogma 2 10:16 Benchmarks: Jedi Survivor 10:52 Benchmarks: Civilization VI 11:01 Synthetics: 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy 11:09 Synthetics: CPU-Z & Cinebench R23 11:24 Productivity Test: Davinci Resolve 11:48 Productivity Test: Blender 12:15 Conclusion A D S The following links are affiliated. Everything costs the same to you, but I get a commission. G E A R Audio: Behringer UM2 https://amzn.to/3aV17wq Behringer XM8500 https://amzn.to/3nCt2WY Generic microphone arm https://amzn.to/339yZRC Video: Fujifilm X-T3 https://amzn.to/3nGapRY Camera & 18-55mm lens kit: Fujifilm 23mm f2 https://amzn.to/3udXvgn FeiyuTech G6 Max Gimbal https://amzn.to/3nHndYs Interfit LM8 Video LED https://amzn.to/2SkESJL Neewer 120cm Softbox https://amzn.to/2RjlMDm Raleno Rechargeable Bicolour Video LED Panel https://amzn.to/3f2l7hV C O N T A C T Twitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email icebergtop10s@gmail.com #X99 #scalperpandemic #Xeon