Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4 vs Intel Core i7-6650U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Intel Core i7-6650U 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 E5-2618L v4

Intel Core i7-6650U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1947 vs 1807
6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22319 vs 3594

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1947 vs 1807
PassMark - CPU mark	22319 vs 3594

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6650U

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 87°C
5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 87°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 75 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6650U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1947

1807

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22319

3594

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4	Intel Core i7-6650U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1947	1807
PassMark - CPU mark	22319	3594
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		778
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		39.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		313.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		26.013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		43.091
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2244
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1727
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3428
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2244
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1727
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3428

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v4	Intel Core i7-6650U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'16	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	914	933
Processor Number	E5-2618LV4	i7-6650U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$415
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	4 GT/s OPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	4
VID voltage range	0
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	42x24x1.3
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		9.5 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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)
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		0x1926
eDRAM		64 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Graphics 540
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@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5