Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 vs Intel Core i7-3720QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 and Intel Core i7-3720QM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3

Intel Core i7-3720QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6415 vs 5656

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6415 vs 5656

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3720QM

Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 88.84°C
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 52 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1863 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 88.84°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 52 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1863 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3720QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1863

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6415

5656

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3	Intel Core i7-3720QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	1863
PassMark - CPU mark	6415	5656
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.316
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3758
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3758

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3	Intel Core i7-3720QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'14	23 April 2012
Place in performance rating	1874	1882
Processor Number	E5-2608LV3	i7-3720QM
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Price now		$359
Value for money (0-100)		6.66
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	88.84°C	105 °C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	12	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1224, FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	52 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability	2S
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® AVX
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
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		0x166
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support