Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 vs Intel Core i5-6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Intel Core i5-6600 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 71°C
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
  • 4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24141 vs 6057
  • 3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3805 vs 966
  • 7.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 24669 vs 3168
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 78°C vs 71°C
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 24141 vs 6057
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3805 vs 966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 24669 vs 3168

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6600

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2254 vs 2197
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2254 vs 2197

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2197
2254
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24141
6057
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3805
966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
24669
3168
Name Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Core i5-6600
PassMark - Single thread mark 2197 2254
PassMark - CPU mark 24141 6057
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3805 966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 24669 3168
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 80.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.293
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6275

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Core i5-6600

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Skylake
Launch date Q1'16 July 2015
Place in performance rating 157 1252
Processor Number E5-2667V4 i5-6600
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $230
Price now $219.99
Value for money (0-100) 10.40

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 78°C 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 16 4
VID voltage range 0
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

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 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

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) 135 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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x1912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 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® HD Graphics 530

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 VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5