Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 vs Intel Core i5-7400

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 and Intel Core i5-7400 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 E5-4640 v4

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
  • 4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22559 vs 5477
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 4
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 22559 vs 5477

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7400

  • Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 80
  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2078 vs 1573
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 80
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2078 vs 1573

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1573
2078
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22559
5477
Name Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 Intel Core i5-7400
PassMark - Single thread mark 1573 2078
PassMark - CPU mark 22559 5477
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 881
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2786
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 74.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.905
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1706
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5712
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1706
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5712

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 Intel Core i5-7400

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Kaby Lake
Launch date Q2'16 January 2017
Place in performance rating 1250 1394
Processor Number E5-4640V4 i5-7400
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $202
Price now $208.31
Value for money (0-100) 10.39

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 3.00 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 80 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of QPI Links 2 0
Number of threads 24 4
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

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 4S 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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

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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

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 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 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® HD 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