Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 vs Intel Core i7-620M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Intel Core i7-620M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

Intel Core i7-620M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
192x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 8 GB
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1858 vs 1280
10.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20810 vs 1974
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 695 vs 452
5.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5464 vs 947

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 8 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858 vs 1280
PassMark - CPU mark	20810 vs 1974
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	695 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5464 vs 947

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-620M

Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 76°C
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 90 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 76°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 90 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-620M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

1280

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20810

1974

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

452

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5464

947

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Core i7-620M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858	1280
PassMark - CPU mark	20810	1974
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	695	452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5464	947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.513
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		22.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.197

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Core i7-620M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Arrandale
Launch date	Q1'16	10 January 2010
Place in performance rating	1457	2993
Processor Number	E5-2640V4	i7-620M
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$332
Price now		$110.01
Value for money (0-100)		7.29
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	4
VID voltage range	0
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4096 KB
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Graphics max frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2