Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 vs Intel Core i7-5600U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 and Intel Core i7-5600U 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 i7-5600U

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
96x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 16 GB
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7447 vs 3031

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
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 3031

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5600U

Around 88% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 94°C
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1771 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 94°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1771 vs 1092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5600U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

1771

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7447

3031

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	Intel Core i7-5600U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092	1771
PassMark - CPU mark	7447	3031
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		700
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		39.132
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.299
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.801
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1168
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1168
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3342

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	Intel Core i7-5600U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	5 January 2015
Place in performance rating	1869	1881
Processor Number	E5-2608LV4	i7-5600U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$393
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	94°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.70 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	4
VID voltage range	0
Die size		82 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
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 1.3mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 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