Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Core i7-8700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and Intel Core i7-8700 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: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 E5-2696 v3

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 6
  • 24 more threads: 36 vs 12
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.442 vs 2.323
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 209.959 vs 84.295
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.343 vs 1.14
  • Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.446 vs 4.787
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 27.642 vs 11.951
  • Around 41% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6767 vs 4810
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 6
Number of threads 36 vs 12
L1 cache 1.125 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 4.5 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache 45 MB vs 12288 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.442 vs 2.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 209.959 vs 84.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.343 vs 1.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.446 vs 4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 27.642 vs 11.951
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6767 vs 4810

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
13.442
2.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
209.959
84.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.343
1.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
8.446
4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.642
11.951
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
6767
4810
Name Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 Intel Core i7-8700
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.442 2.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 209.959 84.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.343 1.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.446 4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 27.642 11.951
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6767 4810
PassMark - Single thread mark 2633
PassMark - CPU mark 12787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1173
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5903
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7902
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7902

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 Intel Core i7-8700

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell-EP Coffee Lake
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date Q4'14 5 January 2017
Place in performance rating 1304 883
Processor Number E5-2696 v3 i7-8700
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $312
Price now $439.98
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.15

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2300 MHz 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 1.125 MB 384 KB
L2 cache 4.5 MB 1.5 MB
L3 cache 45 MB 12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Number of cores 18 6
Number of threads 36 12
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.60 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Sockets supported LGA2011-3 (R3) FCLGA1151
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E92
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 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® UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5