Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Intel Core i7-4770

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Intel Core i7-4770 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, 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 E5-1620 v4

Intel Core i7-4770

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2237 vs 2170
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7365 vs 7061
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3659 vs 3378

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2237 vs 2170
PassMark - CPU mark	7365 vs 7061
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3659 vs 3378

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 72.72°C vs 69°C
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 910 vs 862

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.72°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	910 vs 862

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2237

2170

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7365

7061

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

862

910

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3659

3378

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4	Intel Core i7-4770
PassMark - Single thread mark	2237	2170
PassMark - CPU mark	7365	7061
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	862	910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3659	3378
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		85.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.243
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1224
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4024
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1224
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4024

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4	Intel Core i7-4770
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1474	1593
Processor Number	E5-1620V4	i7-4770
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$239.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.01
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	72.72°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
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® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi 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)
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 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 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3