Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5 vs Intel Core i5-6300HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Intel Core i5-6300HQ 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, 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 E3-1268L v5

Intel Core i5-6300HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6334 vs 4695

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6334 vs 4695

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6300HQ

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1791 vs 1721

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1791 vs 1721

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6300HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1721

1791

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6334

4695

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5	Intel Core i5-6300HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1721	1791
PassMark - CPU mark	6334	4695
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		743
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2417
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		98.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		23.544
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4726
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4726

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5	Intel Core i5-6300HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q4'15	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1436	1424
Processor Number	E3-1268LV5	i5-6300HQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Die size		122 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D	0x191B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics P530	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
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
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® 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® Smart Response technology
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™)