Intel Core i7-9750HF vs Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9750HF and Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3 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 i7-9750HF

Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9750HF

Around 55% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 91
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2424 vs 1688

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 91
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2424 vs 1688

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14879 vs 10589

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14879 vs 10589

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9750HF
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2424

1688

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10589

14879

Name	Intel Core i7-9750HF	Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2424	1688
PassMark - CPU mark	10589	14879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2959
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20447

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-9750HF	Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'19	Q1'15
Place in performance rating	865	438
Processor Number	i7-9750HF	E5-2658AV3
Series	9th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	91
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	42mm x 28mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)