Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 vs Intel Core i7-4980HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 and Intel Core i7-4980HQ 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

Intel Core i7-4980HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 32 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4980HQ

Around 48% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 80°C
Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2175 vs 1096
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6527 vs 6255

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2175 vs 1096
PassMark - CPU mark	6527 vs 6255

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4980HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1096

2175

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6255

6527

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	Intel Core i7-4980HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096	2175
PassMark - CPU mark	6255	6527
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		896
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		86.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.626
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1607
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1607

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	Intel Core i7-4980HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Crystal Well
Launch date	Q1'14	21 July 2014
Place in performance rating	1999	1993
Processor Number	E5-1428LV2	i7-4980HQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$623
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.80 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	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Die size		260 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1700 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	47 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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		0xD26
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 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® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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