Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 and Intel Core i7-4900MQ 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, 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 Xeon E3-1268L v3

Intel Core i7-4900MQ

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 i7-4900MQ

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2004 vs 1808
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6129 vs 5574
3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3387 vs 1084
3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3387 vs 1084
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3027
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3027

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2004 vs 1808
PassMark - CPU mark	6129 vs 5574
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3387 vs 1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3387 vs 1084
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3027
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3027

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4900MQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1808

2004

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5574

6129

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

3387

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

3387

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3027

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3027

3356

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3	Intel Core i7-4900MQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1808	2004
PassMark - CPU mark	5574	6129
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1084	3387
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1084	3387
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3027	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3027	3356
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		838
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		15.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.341
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.091

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3	Intel Core i7-4900MQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'13	1 June 2013
Place in performance rating	1441	1444
Processor Number	E3-1268LV3	i7-4900MQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$568
Price now		$586.67
Value for money (0-100)		4.54
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
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
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.30 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® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x416
Graphics max frequency		1.3 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 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCPGA946
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, 2x8, 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