Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 vs Intel Core i7-4770

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Intel Core i7-4770 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 84 Watt
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13608 vs 7061
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3580 vs 3378
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs June 2013
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13608 vs 7061
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3580 vs 3378

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770

  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72.72°C vs 71°C
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2170 vs 1575
  • Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 910 vs 599
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature 72.72°C vs 71°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2170 vs 1575
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 910 vs 599

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1575
2170
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13608
7061
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
599
910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3580
3378
Name Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 Intel Core i7-4770
PassMark - Single thread mark 1575 2170
PassMark - CPU mark 13608 7061
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 599 910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3580 3378
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 85.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.243
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1224
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4024
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1224
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4024

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 Intel Core i7-4770

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Haswell
Launch date September 2013 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $250 $500
Place in performance rating 1807 1593
Price now $62.98 $239.99
Processor Number E5-2630V2 i7-4770
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 48.64 12.01
Vertical segment Server Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 3.40 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 160 mm 177 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C 72.72°C
Maximum frequency 3.10 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 12 8
Transistor count 1400 million 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 84 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 2S Only 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® AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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® My WiFi 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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x412
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3