Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 vs Intel Core i7-7700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Intel Core i7-7700 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 E3-1275 v5

Intel Core i7-7700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1072 vs 1059

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1072 vs 1059

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7700

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2447 vs 2276
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 8245
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4044 vs 3722

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2447 vs 2276
PassMark - CPU mark	8644 vs 8245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4044 vs 3722

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2276

2447

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8245

8644

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1072

1059

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3722

4044

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5	Intel Core i7-7700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2276	2447
PassMark - CPU mark	8245	8644
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1072	1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3722	4044
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		93.066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.298
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1967
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3914
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6644
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1967
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3914
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6644

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5	Intel Core i7-7700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q4'15	3 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1369	1119
Processor Number	E3-1275V5	i7-7700
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$303
Price now		$309.99
Value for money (0-100)		10.22
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D	0x5912
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz	1.15 GHz
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 630
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
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	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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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™)