Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Core Ultra 7 164U and Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
Around 60% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 87°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
10.6x lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3151 vs 1529

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 87°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3151 vs 1529

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2

6 more threads: 20 vs 14
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18250 vs 15106

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	20 vs 14
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18250 vs 15106

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3151

1529

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15106

18250

Name	Intel Core Ultra 7 164U	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3151	1529
PassMark - CPU mark	15106	18250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		19410

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core Ultra 7 164U	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Q3'13
Launch price (MSRP)	$448
Place in performance rating	577	572
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Processor Number		E5-2658V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1100 MHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	87°C
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	14	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Depends on motherboard	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 2551	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)