Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 vs Intel Core i7-4800MQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Intel Core i7-4800MQ 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).

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

Intel Core i7-4800MQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 4
36 more threads: 44 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
96x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 32 GB
6.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37875 vs 5771

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 4
Number of threads	44 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	37875 vs 5771

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4800MQ

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 77°C
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1921 vs 1647

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 77°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1921 vs 1647

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4800MQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1647

1921

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

37875

5771

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4	Intel Core i7-4800MQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1647	1921
PassMark - CPU mark	37875	5771
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		830
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2934
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		14.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.556
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.201
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3280

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4	Intel Core i7-4800MQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	1 June 2013
Place in performance rating	997	1744
Processor Number	E7-8880V4	i7-4800MQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Price now		$509.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.90
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	22	4
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	44	8
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
L3 cache		6144 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 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	S8S
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® 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® 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		0x416
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 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 4600
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