Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 vs Intel Core i7-4760HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Intel Core i7-4760HQ 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Intel Core i7-4760HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
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
9.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60496 vs 6300

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
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	60496 vs 6300

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4760HQ

Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 79°C
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1944 vs 1858

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1944 vs 1858

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4760HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

1944

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60496

6300

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4	Intel Core i7-4760HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858	1944
PassMark - CPU mark	60496	6300
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3659
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12124

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4	Intel Core i7-4760HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Crystal Well
Launch date	Q1'17	14 April 2014
Place in performance rating	626	585
Processor Number	E7-8894V4	i7-4760HQ
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$434
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	48	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	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 32mm x 1.6mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3