Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs Intel Core i5-4690K

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Intel Core i5-4690K 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 E5-2670 v3

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
  • Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 72.72°C
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22166 vs 5704
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7047 vs 3195
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 84.5°C vs 72.72°C
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 22166 vs 5704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7047 vs 3195

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4690K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
  • Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 88 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2193 vs 1694
  • Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 990 vs 705
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 88 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2193 vs 1694
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 990 vs 705

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4690K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1694
2193
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22166
5704
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
705
990
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
7047
3195
Name Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Core i5-4690K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1694 2193
PassMark - CPU mark 22166 5704
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 705 990
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7047 3195
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2134
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 81.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.449
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1321
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2335
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4198
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1321
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2335
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4198

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Core i5-4690K

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Devil's Canyon
Launch date Q3'14 June 2014
Place in performance rating 1411 1611
Processor Number E5-2670V3 i5-4690K
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $300
Price now $199.99
Value for money (0-100) 11.48

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 84.5°C 72.72°C
Maximum frequency 3.10 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 24 4
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V
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
Transistor count 1400 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 88 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

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)
Anti-Theft technology

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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi 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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x412
Execution Units 20
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3