Intel Xeon E-2136 vs Intel Core i7-8700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2136 and Intel Core i7-8700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E-2136

Intel Core i7-8700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2136

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2666 vs 2633
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13504 vs 12787
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6019 vs 5903

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2666 vs 2633
PassMark - CPU mark	13504 vs 12787
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6019 vs 5903

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1173 vs 1149

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1173 vs 1149

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2136
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2666

2633

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13504

12787

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1149

1173

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6019

5903

Name	Intel Xeon E-2136	Intel Core i7-8700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2666	2633
PassMark - CPU mark	13504	12787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1149	1173
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6019	5903
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4810
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		84.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7902
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7902

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2136	Intel Core i7-8700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q3'18	5 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1107	883
Processor Number	E-2136	i7-8700
Series	Intel® Xeon® E Processor	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$312
Price now		$439.98
Value for money (0-100)		10.15
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		1.5 MB
L3 cache		12288 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
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	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 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® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
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