Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 vs Intel Core i7-870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Intel Core i7-870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 E5-2687W v4

Intel Core i7-870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 72.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
96x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 16 GB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2087 vs 1385
8.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28273 vs 3160
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 870 vs 547
5.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11425 vs 2032

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 72.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2087 vs 1385
PassMark - CPU mark	28273 vs 3160
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	870 vs 547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11425 vs 2032

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-870

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 68% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 160 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 160 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2087

1385

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28273

3160

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

870

547

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11425

2032

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4	Intel Core i7-870
PassMark - Single thread mark	2087	1385
PassMark - CPU mark	28273	3160
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	870	547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11425	2032
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		53.478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.602

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4	Intel Core i7-870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Lynnfield
Launch date	Q1'16	September 2009
Place in performance rating	1036	2680
Processor Number	E5-2687WV4	i7-870
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$197
Price now		$98.99
Value for money (0-100)		15.90
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	8
VID voltage range	0	0.6500V-1.4000V
Die size		296 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		774 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 1066/1333
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	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16, 2x8
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® SSE4.2
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	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)