Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4 vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Intel Core i7-4870HQ 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22319 vs 6305
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 22319 vs 6305

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4870HQ

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 87°C
  • Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2051 vs 1947
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 87°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 47 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2051 vs 1947

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4870HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1947
2051
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22319
6305
Name Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4 Intel Core i7-4870HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 1947 2051
PassMark - CPU mark 22319 6305
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 82.87
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.785
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7403
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7403

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4 Intel Core i7-4870HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Crystal Well
Launch date Q1'16 21 July 2014
Place in performance rating 1014 1026
Processor Number E5-2618LV4 i7-4870HQ
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $434

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 87°C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 20 8
VID voltage range 0
Die size 260 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Transistor count 1700 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3L 1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 47 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16 or 2x8 or 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)

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 0xD26
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 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® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200

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 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3