Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs Intel Core i7-7700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Intel Core i7-7700 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 E5-2640 v3

  • 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
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17370 vs 8644
  • Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5657 vs 4044
Specifications (specs)
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17370 vs 8644
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5657 vs 4044

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7700

  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 74.3°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 90 Watt
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2447 vs 1754
  • Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1059 vs 750
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 74.3°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2447 vs 1754
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1059 vs 750

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1754
2447
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17370
8644
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
750
1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
5657
4044
Name Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Core i7-7700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1754 2447
PassMark - CPU mark 17370 8644
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 750 1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5657 4044
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 93.066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.298
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1967
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3914
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6644
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1967
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3914
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6644

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Core i7-7700

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Kaby Lake
Launch date Q3'14 3 January 2017
Place in performance rating 1491 1119
Processor Number E5-2640V3 i7-7700
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $303
Price now $309.99
Value for money (0-100) 10.22

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.3°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of QPI Links 2 0
Number of threads 16 8
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 59 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

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 FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

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)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 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

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@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5