Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4 vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Intel Core i7-5950HQ 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4

Intel Core i7-5950HQ

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
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22319 vs 7775

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22319 vs 7775

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5950HQ

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 87°C
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2309 vs 1947

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 87°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2309 vs 1947

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5950HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1947

2309

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22319

7775

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4	Intel Core i7-5950HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1947	2309
PassMark - CPU mark	22319	7775
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1126
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4563
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3277
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3277

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4	Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	2 June 2015
Place in performance rating	1057	1048
Processor Number	E5-2618LV4	i7-5950HQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$623
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	8
VID voltage range	0
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
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 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
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	3.0
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)
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		0x1622
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
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		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3