Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 vs Intel Core i7-7920HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 and Intel Core i7-7920HQ 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 v4

Intel Core i7-7920HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
24x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7447 vs 7374

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7447 vs 7374

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7920HQ

Around 141% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 94°C
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 50 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2227 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 94°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2227 vs 1092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7920HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

2227

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7447

7374

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	Intel Core i7-7920HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092	2227
PassMark - CPU mark	7447	7374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		939
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3471
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.648
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.313
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1985

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	Intel Core i7-7920HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q1'16	3 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1961	1965
Processor Number	E5-2608LV4	i7-7920HQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	94°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.70 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	8
VID voltage range	0
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	Up to 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)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Speed Shift 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		0x591B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5