Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs Intel Core i7-2600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Intel Core i7-2600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

Intel Core i7-2600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22166 vs 5348
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7047 vs 2727

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22166 vs 5348
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047 vs 2727

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1737 vs 1694
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 727 vs 705

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1737 vs 1694
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	727 vs 705

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1694

1737

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22166

5348

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

705

727

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7047

2727

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Intel Core i7-2600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1694	1737
PassMark - CPU mark	22166	5348
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	705	727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047	2727
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.019

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Intel Core i7-2600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'14	January 2011
Place in performance rating	1411	2313
Processor Number	E5-2670V3	i7-2600
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$247
Price now		$148.99
Value for money (0-100)		16.20
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 1066/1333
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	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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® Fast Memory Access
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		0x102
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support