Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 vs Intel Core i5-4690

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Intel Core i5-4690 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 E5-2683 v3

Intel Core i5-4690

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
24 more threads: 28 vs 4
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 82.5°C vs 72.72°C
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23746 vs 5572
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7687 vs 2935

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	82.5°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	23746 vs 5572
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7687 vs 2935

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4690

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2189 vs 1649
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 919 vs 700

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2189 vs 1649
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	919 vs 700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1649

2189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23746

5572

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

700

919

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7687

2935

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3	Intel Core i5-4690
PassMark - Single thread mark	1649	2189
PassMark - CPU mark	23746	5572
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	700	919
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7687	2935
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.426
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1257
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3840
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1257
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3840

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3	Intel Core i5-4690
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	May 2014
Place in performance rating	1384	1639
Processor Number	E5-2683V3	i5-4690
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$346
Price now		$179.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.53
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 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	82.5°C	72.72°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	28	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
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 51mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 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
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		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3