Intel Core i5-6442EQ vs Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6442EQ and Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 87°C
3x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1649 vs 1435

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 87°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1649 vs 1435

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
24 more threads: 28 vs 4
24x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11547 vs 4487

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11547 vs 4487

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6442EQ
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1649

1435

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4487

11547

Name	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1649	1435
PassMark - CPU mark	4487	11547

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q4'15	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1516	1518
Processor Number	i5-6442EQ	E5-2648LV4
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	87°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	14
Number of threads	4	28
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Graphics
Device ID	0x191B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	42mm x 28mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	75 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)