Intel Core i7-7600U vs Intel Xeon E5420

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,041

Rank #841

vs
4,289

Rank #1,539

5,041
4,289

Core i7-7600U wins by 14.9% (Rank #841 vs #1539)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,349

Rank #691

vs
4,169

Rank #1,610

5,349
4,169

Core i7-7600U wins by 22.1% (Rank #691 vs #1610)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,578

Rank #1,119

vs
4,470

Rank #1,283

4,578
4,470

Core i7-7600U wins by 2.4% (Rank #1119 vs #1283)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,568

Rank #1,083

vs
4,550

Rank #1,167

4,568
4,550

Core i7-7600U wins by 0.4% (Rank #1083 vs #1167)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,537

Rank #1,121

vs
4,515

Rank #1,240

4,537
4,515

Core i7-7600U wins by 0.5% (Rank #1121 vs #1240)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,583

Rank #1,006

vs
4,498

Rank #1,418

4,583
4,498

Core i7-7600U wins by 1.9% (Rank #1006 vs #1418)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7600U Xeon E5420 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
4
4
0%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
2,500 MHz
+10.7%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,900 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,900 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
28x
--
L1 Cache
128 KB
--
L2 Cache
1 MiB
--
L3 Cache
4 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
26 GB/s
+19.5%
PCIe Lanes --
12
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
80 W
81.3% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-7600U Xeon E5420
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i7-7600 --
Model Number i7-7600U E5420
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake --
Core Name Kaby Lake U --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 142 --
Socket -- LGA771
Package FCBGA-1356 --
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 4x1 2x4
Market Segment Mobile --
Release Price $393.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Xeon E5420
Intel

Family

Core i7-7600U
Core
Xeon E5420
--

Series

Core i7-7600U
i7-7600
Xeon E5420
--

Model Number

Core i7-7600U
i7-7600U
Xeon E5420
E5420

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7600U
Kaby Lake
Xeon E5420
--

Core Name

Core i7-7600U
Kaby Lake U
Xeon E5420
--

Core Family

Core i7-7600U
6
Xeon E5420
--

Core Model

Core i7-7600U
142
Xeon E5420
--

Socket

Core i7-7600U
--
Xeon E5420
LGA771

Package

Core i7-7600U
FCBGA-1356
Xeon E5420
--

Memory Type

Core i7-7600U
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Xeon E5420
DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600

ECC Support

Core i7-7600U
No
Xeon E5420
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-7600U
--
Xeon E5420
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-7600U
--
Xeon E5420
4x1 2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-7600U
Mobile
Xeon E5420
--

Release Price

Core i7-7600U
$393.00
Xeon E5420
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7600U
Yes
Xeon E5420
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7600U Xeon E5420
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-7600U
14 nm
Xeon E5420
45 nm

Manufacturer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Xeon E5420
--

Technology

Core i7-7600U
CMOS
Xeon E5420
--

Word Size

Core i7-7600U
64-bit
Xeon E5420
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7600U
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5420
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7600U Xeon E5420
GPU HD Graphics 620 HD Graphics 5500
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1150 MHz 850 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-7600U
HD Graphics 620
Xeon E5420
HD Graphics 5500

GPU Designer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Xeon E5420
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7600U
1150 MHz
Xeon E5420
850 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-7600U
24
Xeon E5420
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7600U Xeon E5420
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SBA
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64