Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Intel Core i7-8700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 and Intel Core i7-8700 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 E5-1660 v3

Intel Core i7-8700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7564 vs 5903

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7564 vs 5903

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700

Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 52% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 65.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2633 vs 1973
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12787 vs 12519
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1173 vs 907

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 65.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2633 vs 1973
PassMark - CPU mark	12787 vs 12519
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1173 vs 907

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1973

2633

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12519

12787

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

907

1173

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7564

5903

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3	Intel Core i7-8700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1973	2633
PassMark - CPU mark	12519	12787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907	1173
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7564	5903
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4810
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		84.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7902
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7902

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3	Intel Core i7-8700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q3'14	5 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1313	883
Processor Number	E5-1660V3	i7-8700
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$312
Price now		$439.98
Value for money (0-100)		10.15
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.9°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	16	12
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		1.5 MB
L3 cache		12288 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	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)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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
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™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5