Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 vs Intel Core i5-4260U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 and Intel Core i5-4260U 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 v4

Intel Core i5-4260U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
96x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 16 GB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7447 vs 2308

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7447 vs 2308

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4260U

Around 59% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 94°C
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1457 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 94°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1457 vs 1092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4260U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

1457

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7447

2308

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	Intel Core i5-4260U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092	1457
PassMark - CPU mark	7447	2308
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		584
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.676
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		29.102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.921
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1091
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2076
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3744
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1091
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2076
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3744

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	Intel Core i5-4260U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	14 April 2014
Place in performance rating	1998	2004
Processor Number	E5-2608LV4	i5-4260U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$325
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	94°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.70 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	4
VID voltage range	0
Die size		181 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	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	45mm x 52.5mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	4x1, 2x4
Scalability	2S
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
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)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
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		0xA26
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 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 5000
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3280x2000@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3