Intel Xeon E5 1620 vs Intel Core i7 6700
We compared the server Intel Xeon E5 1620 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and the desktop Intel Core i7 6700 with 4 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 1620 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (10MB vs 8MB)
Intel Core i7 6700 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 6 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (3.0 vs 3)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 130W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 1620
690
Intel Core i7 6700
+101%
1388
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 1620
2533
Intel Core i7 6700
+82%
4622
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Sep 2015
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Sandy Bridge-E
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i7-6700
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)
Generation
-
Package
1.27 billions
Transistor Count
-
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
65 W
Intel
Foundry
-
294 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
8
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36.0
Multiplier
34
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
-
Max Memory Size
64 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3.0
-
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
