Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 vs Intel Core i7-4790

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Intel Core i7-4790 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 E5-2640 v4

Intel Core i7-4790

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 7267
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5464 vs 3461

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 7267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5464 vs 3461

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 90 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2229 vs 1858
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 943 vs 695

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229 vs 1858
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	943 vs 695

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4790

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

2229

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20810

7267

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

943

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5464

3461

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Core i7-4790
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858	2229
PassMark - CPU mark	20810	7267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	695	943
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5464	3461
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		89.044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.435
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3807

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Core i7-4790
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	1 April 2014
Place in performance rating	1457	1623
Processor Number	E5-2640V4	i7-4790
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$303
Price now		$278.99
Value for money (0-100)		10.55
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.60 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	4.00 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
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		1.20 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