Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 vs Intel Core i7-4700MQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 and Intel Core i7-4700MQ 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 E5-2608L v3

Intel Core i7-4700MQ

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 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6415 vs 5355

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 5355

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4700MQ

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 88.84°C
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 52 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1757 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 88.84°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt vs 52 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1757 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4700MQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1757

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6415

5355

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3	Intel Core i7-4700MQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	1757
PassMark - CPU mark	6415	5355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2680
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		92.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		29.741
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1021
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1548
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2844
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1021
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1548
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2844

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3	Intel Core i7-4700MQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	1 June 2013
Place in performance rating	1905	1902
Processor Number	E5-2608LV3	i7-4700MQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$288
Price now		$189
Value for money (0-100)		11.99
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	88.84°C	100°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		177 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
L3 cache		6144 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Maximum frequency		3.40 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	DDR3L 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	52 Watt	47 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3
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® 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)
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		0x416
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 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
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