Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 vs Intel Core i7-5700EQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 and Intel Core i7-5700EQ 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, 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), 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 E5-2628 v3

Intel Core i7-5700EQ

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 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8447 vs 5803

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 5803

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5700EQ

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 87.025°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 81% lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2092 vs 1754

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 87.025°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2092 vs 1754

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5700EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

2092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8447

5803

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	Intel Core i7-5700EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	2092
PassMark - CPU mark	8447	5803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.25
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4091
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4091

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	Intel Core i7-5700EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1350	1352
Processor Number	E5-2628 V3	i7-5700EQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87.025°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3L 1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	47 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		37 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.90 GHz
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	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
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® 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)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
OpenGL		4.3