Intel Core i7-4790T vs Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-4790T and Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i7-4790T

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790T

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2149 vs 2095
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6803 vs 6356
4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4062 vs 893
4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 13475 vs 3070

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2149 vs 2095
PassMark - CPU mark	6803 vs 6356
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4062 vs 893
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	13475 vs 3070

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-4790T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

2149

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6356

6803

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

893

4062

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3070

13475

Name	Intel Core i7-4790T	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	2149
PassMark - CPU mark	6356	6803
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	893	4062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3070	13475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		80.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.981

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-4790T	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1557	1294
Processor Number	i7-4790T	E3-1285Lv3
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$809
Price now		$808.02
Value for money (0-100)		3.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.45°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x412
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz	1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel HD Graphics P4700
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12	11.2
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)