Intel Core i7-4720HQ vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,050

Rank #830

vs
5,734

Rank #347

5,050
5,734

Xeon E5-2696 v3 wins by 11.9% (Rank #830 vs #347)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,225

Rank #790

vs
5,624

Rank #473

5,225
5,624

Xeon E5-2696 v3 wins by 7.1% (Rank #790 vs #473)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,788

Rank #858

vs
5,899

Rank #257

4,788
5,899

Xeon E5-2696 v3 wins by 18.8% (Rank #858 vs #257)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,648

Rank #834

vs
5,301

Rank #227

4,648
5,301

Xeon E5-2696 v3 wins by 12.3% (Rank #834 vs #227)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,639

Rank #814

vs
5,448

Rank #212

4,639
5,448

Xeon E5-2696 v3 wins by 14.8% (Rank #814 vs #212)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,661

Rank #816

vs
5,262

Rank #253

4,661
5,262

Xeon E5-2696 v3 wins by 11.4% (Rank #816 vs #253)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-4720HQ Xeon E5-2696 v3 Diff
Cores
4
18
-77.8%
Threads
8
36
-77.8%
Base Frequency
2,600 MHz
2,300 MHz
+11.5%
Clock Multiplier --
23x
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
43 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
26 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
47 W
145 W
67.6% less
Process (lower is better)
22 nm
22 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-4720HQ Xeon E5-2696 v3
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number i7-4720HQ --
Core Name -- Haswell-EP
Socket FCBGA1364 Socket 2011-3
Package -- FC-LGA12A
Memory Type DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 --
Market Segment -- Server/Workstation
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

Core i7-4720HQ
Intel
Xeon E5-2696 v3
Intel

Model Number

Core i7-4720HQ
i7-4720HQ
Xeon E5-2696 v3
--

Core Name

Core i7-4720HQ
--
Xeon E5-2696 v3
Haswell-EP

Socket

Core i7-4720HQ
FCBGA1364
Xeon E5-2696 v3
Socket 2011-3

Package

Core i7-4720HQ
--
Xeon E5-2696 v3
FC-LGA12A

Memory Type

Core i7-4720HQ
DDR3L 1333/1600
Xeon E5-2696 v3
DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel

ECC Support

Core i7-4720HQ
No
Xeon E5-2696 v3
--

PCIe Revision

Core i7-4720HQ
3
Xeon E5-2696 v3
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-4720HQ
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Xeon E5-2696 v3
--

Market Segment

Core i7-4720HQ
--
Xeon E5-2696 v3
Server/Workstation

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-4720HQ
--
Xeon E5-2696 v3
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-4720HQ Xeon E5-2696 v3
Process 22 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 356 mm²
Transistor Count -- 5,690
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Core i7-4720HQ
22 nm
Xeon E5-2696 v3
22 nm

Die Area

Core i7-4720HQ
--
Xeon E5-2696 v3
356 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-4720HQ
--
Xeon E5-2696 v3
5,690

Manufacturer

Core i7-4720HQ
--
Xeon E5-2696 v3
Intel

Word Size

Core i7-4720HQ
64-bit
Xeon E5-2696 v3
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-4720HQ Xeon E5-2696 v3
GPU HD Graphics 4600 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz --

GPU

Core i7-4720HQ
HD Graphics 4600
Xeon E5-2696 v3
--

GPU Designer

Core i7-4720HQ
Intel
Xeon E5-2696 v3
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-4720HQ
1200 MHz
Xeon E5-2696 v3
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-4720HQ Xeon E5-2696 v3
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64