Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 vs Intel Core i7-4770HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 and Intel Core i7-4770HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

Intel Core i7-4770HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 47 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770HQ

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1913 vs 1879
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6083 vs 5770
Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1658 vs 1084
Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1658 vs 1084
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3060 vs 3027
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3060 vs 3027

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913 vs 1879
PassMark - CPU mark	6083 vs 5770
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1658 vs 1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1658 vs 1084
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3060 vs 3027
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3060 vs 3027

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1879

1913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5770

6083

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

1658

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

1658

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3027

3060

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3027

3060

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3	Intel Core i7-4770HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1879	1913
PassMark - CPU mark	5770	6083
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1084	1658
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1084	1658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3027	3060
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3027	3060
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		767
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2981
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1960
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1960

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3	Intel Core i7-4770HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Crystal Well
Launch date	Q2'13	21 July 2014
Place in performance rating	1339	1316
Processor Number	E3-1268LV3	i7-4770HQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$434
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Die size		260 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Transistor count		1700 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
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200
Device ID		0xD26
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm (LGA1150)	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	47 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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 image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3