Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 vs Intel Core i5-4260U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 and Intel Core i5-4260U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), 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 E5-1428L v2

Intel Core i5-4260U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
24x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 16 GB
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6255 vs 2302

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6255 vs 2302

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4260U

Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 80°C
4x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1453 vs 1096

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1453 vs 1096

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4260U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1096

1453

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6255

2302

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	Intel Core i5-4260U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096	1453
PassMark - CPU mark	6255	2302
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		584
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.676
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		29.102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.921
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1091
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2076
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3744
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1091
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2076
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3744

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	Intel Core i5-4260U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'14	14 April 2014
Place in performance rating	2006	2000
Processor Number	E5-1428LV2	i5-4260U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$325
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	4
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Die size		181 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	4x1, 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
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
Device ID		0xA26
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 5000
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3280x2000@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3