Intel Xeon W-3235 vs Intel Core i7-6770HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3235 and Intel Core i7-6770HQ 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 - 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3235

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 16 more threads: 24 vs 8
  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2643 vs 1951
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25789 vs 7111
  • Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1088 vs 880
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11988 vs 3560
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 June 2019 vs 24 January 2016
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 12 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB vs 6 MB
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2643 vs 1951
PassMark - CPU mark 25789 vs 7111
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1088 vs 880
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11988 vs 3560

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6770HQ

  • Around 39% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72°C
  • 4x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 180 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 72°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3235
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6770HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2643
1951
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25789
7111
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1088
880
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
11988
3560
Name Intel Xeon W-3235 Intel Core i7-6770HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 2643 1951
PassMark - CPU mark 25789 7111
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1088 880
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11988 3560
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 74.513
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3811
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 7128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 12520
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3811
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 7128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 12520

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-3235 Intel Core i7-6770HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Skylake
Launch date 3 June 2019 24 January 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $1398 $434
Place in performance rating 741 439
Processor Number W-3235 i7-6770HQ
Series Intel Xeon W Processor 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Workstation Mobile
Price now $1,001.88
Value for money (0-100) 2.86

Performance

Base frequency 3.30 GHz 2.60 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 24 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 64 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 1S Only
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Thermal Monitoring

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 0x193B
eDRAM 128 MB
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 950 MHz
Graphics max frequency 950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 580

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi Up to 4096x2304@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5