Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 vs Intel Core i7-8550U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 and Intel Core i7-8550U 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, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8550U

  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2053 vs 1879
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5919 vs 5770
  • 3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3395 vs 1084
  • 3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3395 vs 1084
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5482 vs 3027
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5482 vs 3027
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2053 vs 1879
PassMark - CPU mark 5919 vs 5770
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3395 vs 1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3395 vs 1084
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5482 vs 3027
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5482 vs 3027

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8550U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1879
2053
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5770
5919
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1084
3395
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1084
3395
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3027
5482
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3027
5482
Name Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 Intel Core i7-8550U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1879 2053
PassMark - CPU mark 5770 5919
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1084 3395
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1084 3395
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3027 5482
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3027 5482
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 814
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2456
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 65.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1724
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1724

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 Intel Core i7-8550U

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Kaby Lake R
Launch date Q2'13 21 August 2017
Place in performance rating 1339 1334
Processor Number E3-1268LV3 i7-8550U
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $409

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 4 GT/s OPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 8 8
Die size 123 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz 1.15 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® UHD Graphics 620
Device ID 0x5917
Intel® Clear Video technology
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm (LGA1150) 42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 FC-BGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013B
Configurable TDP-down 10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.00 GHz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 12
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Speed Shift technology

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

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 4.4