Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4 vs Intel Core i7-6970HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Intel Core i7-6970HQ 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4

Intel Core i7-6970HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
24x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12151 vs 4632

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12151 vs 4632

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6970HQ

Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 87°C
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1532 vs 1302

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 87°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1532 vs 1302

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6970HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1302

1532

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12151

4632

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4	Intel Core i7-6970HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302	1532
PassMark - CPU mark	12151	4632

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4	Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'16	24 January 2016
Place in performance rating	1622	1625
Processor Number	E5-2648LV4	i7-6970HQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$623
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	28	8
VID voltage range	0
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
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
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)
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® Smart Response 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		0x193B
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 580
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Max resolution over WiDi		Up to 4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5