Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 vs Intel Core i7-4770K

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Intel Core i7-4770K 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 v4

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 72.72°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20810 vs 7139
  • Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5464 vs 3688
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 72.72°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 20810 vs 7139
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5464 vs 3688

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 90 Watt
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2161 vs 1858
  • Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 982 vs 695
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2161 vs 1858
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 982 vs 695

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1858
2161
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
20810
7139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
695
982
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
5464
3688
Name Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Core i7-4770K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1858 2161
PassMark - CPU mark 20810 7139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 695 982
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5464 3688
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2549
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 89.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.308
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1347
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3778
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1347
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3778

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Core i7-4770K

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Haswell
Launch date Q1'16 1 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1457 1592
Processor Number E5-2640V4 i7-4770K
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Price now $284.99
Value for money (0-100) 10.43

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 72.72°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 20 8
VID voltage range 0
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Transistor count 1400 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 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 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Device ID 0x412
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.25 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