Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3 vs Intel Core i7-4960HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3 and Intel Core i7-4960HQ 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3

Intel Core i7-4960HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB

Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4960HQ

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 77°C
139810.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 175 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 77°C
L3 cache	6 MB vs 45 MB Last Level Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt vs 175 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4960HQ

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3	Intel Core i7-4960HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark		2088
PassMark - CPU mark		6366
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		889
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.182
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.984
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7935
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7935

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3	Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Crystal Well
Launch date	Q2'15	1 September 2013
Place in performance rating	not rated	952
Processor Number	E7-8895V3	i7-4960HQ
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v3 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$657
Price now		$623
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.62
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache	45 MB Last Level Cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	18	4
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	36	8
Die size		260 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1700 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	175 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCBGA1364
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 or 2x8 or 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® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI
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		1.30 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® 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