Processor comparison
Intel Xeon E5-2680 vs Intel Core i7-4790
Intel
Intel Xeon E5-2680
Intel Socket 2011
2700 MHz
8 cores
Mar 2012
SERVER
VS
Intel
Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Socket 1150
3500 MHz
4 cores
May 2014
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Xeon E5-2680100%
- Intel Core i7-4790105%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Xeon E5-2680100%
- Intel Core i7-4790136%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Xeon E5-2680128%
- Intel Core i7-4790100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 28% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 36% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- 46 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Xeon E5-2680.
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Xeon E5-2680
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| Intel Xeon E5-2680 | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AVX | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| TXT | | |
| Intel VT-x | | |
| Intel VT-d | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
| AES-NI | | |
| 8.0GT/s QPI | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| VT-x | | |
| VT-d | | |
| HTT | | |
| TSX | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| F16C | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| vPro | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | |
Architecture
| Intel Xeon E5-2680 | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Server | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge-EP | Haswell |
| Release Date | Mar 2012 | May 2014 |
Cores
| Intel Xeon E5-2680 | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| SMPs | 2 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| Intel Xeon E5-2680 | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 20480 KB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Xeon E5-2680 | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 2011 | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | 72°C |
| Package | FC-LGA10 | |
| Die Size | 435mm² | 177mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Xeon E5-2680 | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2700 MHz | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3500 MHz | 3900 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.35 V | unknown |
| TDP | 130 W | 84 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Xeon E5-26803500 points
- Intel Core i7-47904368 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Xeon E5-268025920 points
- Intel Core i7-479018816 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- Intel Xeon E5-26804118
- Intel Core i7-47905926
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- Intel Xeon E5-268026801
- Intel Core i7-479022667
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
- Intel Xeon E5-26801.26
- Intel Core i7-47901.79
points - higher is better
Cinebench R11.5 64Bit
- Intel Xeon E5-268011.95
- Intel Core i7-47908.29
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Xeon E5-268012
- Intel Core i7-47909.08
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Xeon E5-26804.87
- Intel Core i7-47906.39
seconds - lower is better