Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3 vs Intel Core i7-6770HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3 and Intel Core i7-6770HQ 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 E5-2658A v3

Intel Core i7-6770HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2959 vs 880
5.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 20447 vs 3560
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14879 vs 7092

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2959 vs 880
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20447 vs 3560
PassMark - CPU mark	14879 vs 7092

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6770HQ

Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 91
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1944 vs 1688

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 91
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1944 vs 1688

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6770HQ

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2959

880

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

20447

3560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1688

1944

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14879

7092

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3	Intel Core i7-6770HQ
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2959	880
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20447	3560
PassMark - Single thread mark	1688	1944
PassMark - CPU mark	14879	7092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.513
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3811
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		7128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		12520
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3811
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		7128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		12520

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3	Intel Core i7-6770HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'15	24 January 2016
Place in performance rating	503	501
Processor Number	E5-2658AV3	i7-6770HQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$434
Price now		$1,001.88
Value for money (0-100)		2.86
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
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