Intel Xeon E-2146G vs Intel Core i7-4600U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2146G and Intel Core i7-4600U 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2146G

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 16 GB
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2660 vs 1652
  • 4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13219 vs 2726
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2660 vs 1652
PassMark - CPU mark 13219 vs 2726

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4600U

  • 5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2146G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4600U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2660
1652
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13219
2726
Name Intel Xeon E-2146G Intel Core i7-4600U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2660 1652
PassMark - CPU mark 13219 2726
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 30.46
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 10.252
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 815
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2654
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 815
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2654

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E-2146G Intel Core i7-4600U

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Haswell
Launch date Q3'18 1 September 2013
Place in performance rating 817 2134
Processor Number E-2146G i7-4600U
Series Intel® Xeon® E Processor 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $398

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 2.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of threads 12 4
Die size 181 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Transistor count 1300 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E96 0xA16
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics P630 Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.5 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 12
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4 4x1, 2x4
Scalability 1S Only
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART
USB revision 3.0

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
Anti-Theft technology
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version 9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Smart Connect

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™)