Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2 vs Intel Core i7-7920HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2 and Intel Core i7-7920HQ 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2628L v2

Intel Core i7-7920HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7920HQ

Around 71% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 92°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 70 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2227 vs 1106
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7374 vs 7181

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 92°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2227 vs 1106
PassMark - CPU mark	7374 vs 7181

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7920HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1106

2227

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7181

7374

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2	Intel Core i7-7920HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1106	2227
PassMark - CPU mark	7181	7374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		939
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3471
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.648
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.313
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1985

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2	Intel Core i7-7920HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q3'13	3 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1962	1965
Processor Number	E5-2628LV2	i7-7920HQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	8
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
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 Only
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® AVX	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)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x591B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 630
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@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5