Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 vs Intel Core i7-8700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Intel Core i7-8700 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 E5-2660 v4

Intel Core i7-8700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26434 vs 12787
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3364 vs 1173
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 25358 vs 5903

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26434 vs 12787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3364 vs 1173
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25358 vs 5903

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700

Around 44% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 79°C
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2633 vs 1906

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2633 vs 1906

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1906

2633

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26434

12787

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3364

1173

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

25358

5903

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	Intel Core i7-8700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1906	2633
PassMark - CPU mark	26434	12787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3364	1173
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25358	5903
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4810
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		84.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7902
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7902

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	Intel Core i7-8700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q1'16	5 January 2017
Place in performance rating	217	883
Processor Number	E5-2660V4	i7-8700
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$312
Price now		$439.98
Value for money (0-100)		10.15
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	14	6
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	28	12
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		1.5 MB
L3 cache		12288 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		128 GB
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	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
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	1S Only
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)
Secure Boot
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
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
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5