Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 and Intel Core i7-4860HQ 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • 48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4860HQ

  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • Around 47% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 68°C
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 105 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 47 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4860HQ

Name Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 Intel Core i7-4860HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 1893
PassMark - CPU mark 6242
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 822
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2990
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 82.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.378

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 Intel Core i7-4860HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Crystal Well
Launch date Q1'14 19 January 2014
Place in performance rating not rated 2208
Processor Number E7-4830V2 i7-4860HQ
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $434

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 68°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 20 8
Die size 260 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Transistor count 1700 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DDR3L 1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Package Size 52mm x 45mm 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 47 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability S4S

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® AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Device ID 0xD26
Graphics base frequency 200 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® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200

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 HDMI 1.4 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3