Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4 vs Intel Core i7-4550U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4 and Intel Core i7-4550U 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, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

Intel Core i7-4550U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 2
32 more threads: 36 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
96x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 16 GB
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1584 vs 1290
23.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53402 vs 2272

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 2
Number of threads	36 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1584 vs 1290
PassMark - CPU mark	53402 vs 2272

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4550U

Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 87
9x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 135 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 87
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 135 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4550U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1584

1290

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53402

2272

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4	Intel Core i7-4550U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1584	1290
PassMark - CPU mark	53402	2272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		38.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.286
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.608
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.042
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		909
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1780
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		909
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1780

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4	Intel Core i7-4550U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	827	2383
Processor Number	E5-4667V4	i7-4550U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	1.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	87	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	18	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	36	4
Die size		181 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	4x1, 2x4
Scalability	4S
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection 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® 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0xA26
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 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 5000
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3