Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 vs Intel Core i7-5500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 and Intel Core i7-5500U 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 - 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 i7-5500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
48x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 16 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6415 vs 2786

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6415 vs 2786

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5500U

Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 88.84°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 52 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1656 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 88.84°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 52 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1656 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1656

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6415

2786

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3	Intel Core i7-5500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	1656
PassMark - CPU mark	6415	2786
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		643
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		47.687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.452
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1131
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3242
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1131
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3242

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3	Intel Core i7-5500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'14	5 January 2015
Place in performance rating	1875	1877
Processor Number	E5-2608LV3	i7-5500U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$393
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	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	88.84°C	105°C
Number of cores	6	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	12	4
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		82 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Maximum frequency		3.00 GHz
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.3mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	52 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	4x1, 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)
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Smart Response 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x1616
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 5500
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3