Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 vs Intel Core i5-8279U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 and Intel Core i5-8279U 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3

Intel Core i5-8279U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8447 vs 7482

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8447 vs 7482

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8279U

Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 87.025°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2297 vs 1754

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 87.025°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2297 vs 1754

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8279U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

2297

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8447

7482

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	Intel Core i5-8279U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	2297
PassMark - CPU mark	8447	7482
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1043
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3981

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	Intel Core i5-8279U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q3'14	Q2'19
Place in performance rating	1348	1358
Processor Number	E5-2628 V3	i5-8279U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$320
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	4 GT/s OPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87.025°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
L3 cache		6 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	28 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 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 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 2 (AVX2)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3EA5
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 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 Plus Graphics 655
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
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