Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4 vs Intel Core i7-6700

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,654

Rank #386

vs
5,422

Rank #541

5,654
5,422

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 4.1% (Rank #386 vs #541)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,950

Rank #968

vs
5,661

Rank #448

4,950
5,661

Core i7-6700 wins by 12.6% (Rank #968 vs #448)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,711

Rank #129

vs
5,064

Rank #591

6,711
5,064

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 24.5% (Rank #129 vs #591)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,027

Rank #368

vs
4,701

Rank #668

5,027
4,701

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 6.5% (Rank #368 vs #668)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,067

Rank #391

vs
4,715

Rank #652

5,067
4,715

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 6.9% (Rank #391 vs #652)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,034

Rank #375

vs
4,759

Rank #640

5,034
4,759

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 5.5% (Rank #375 vs #640)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2658 v4 Core i7-6700 Diff
Cores
14
4
+71.4%
Threads
28
8
+71.4%
Base Frequency
2,300 MHz
3,400 MHz
-32.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
2,800 MHz
4,000 MHz
-30%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
2,800 MHz
3,900 MHz
-28.2%
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
2,800 MHz
3,800 MHz
-26.3%
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
2,500 MHz
3,700 MHz
-32.4%
Clock Multiplier
23x
34x
-32.4%
L1 Cache --
256 KB
L2 Cache
4 MiB
1 MiB
+71.4%
L3 Cache
35 MiB
8 MiB
+77.1%
Memory Channels --
2
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
64 GB
+95.8%
Max Bandwidth --
32 GB/s
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
65 W
38.1% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2658 v4 Core i7-6700
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Core
Series E5-2000 i7-6000
Model Number E5-2658 i7-6700
Microarchitecture Broadwell Skylake
Core Name Broadwell Skylake
Core Family 6 6
Core Model 4F 94
Socket -- LGA-1151
Package -- FCLGA-1151
Chipset C610 Sunrise
Memory Type -- DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
ECC Support -- No
Market Segment Embedded Desktop
Release Price $1,832.00 $312.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Intel
Core i7-6700
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Xeon
Core i7-6700
Core

Series

Xeon E5-2658 v4
E5-2000
Core i7-6700
i7-6000

Model Number

Xeon E5-2658 v4
E5-2658
Core i7-6700
i7-6700

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Broadwell
Core i7-6700
Skylake

Core Name

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Broadwell
Core i7-6700
Skylake

Core Family

Xeon E5-2658 v4
6
Core i7-6700
6

Core Model

Xeon E5-2658 v4
4F
Core i7-6700
94

Socket

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i7-6700
LGA-1151

Package

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i7-6700
FCLGA-1151

Chipset

Xeon E5-2658 v4
C610
Core i7-6700
Sunrise

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i7-6700
DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133

ECC Support

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i7-6700
No

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Embedded
Core i7-6700
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon E5-2658 v4
$1,832.00
Core i7-6700
$312.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Yes
Core i7-6700
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2658 v4 Core i7-6700
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 122 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion --
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA -- x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon E5-2658 v4
14 nm
Core i7-6700
14 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2658 v4
306.18 mm²
Core i7-6700
122 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2658 v4
4.70 billion
Core i7-6700
--

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Intel
Core i7-6700
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2658 v4
CMOS
Core i7-6700
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon E5-2658 v4
64-bit
Core i7-6700
64-bit

ISA

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i7-6700
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon E5-2658 v4 Core i7-6700
GPU -- HD Graphics 530
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz
Execution Units -- 24

GPU

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i7-6700
HD Graphics 530

GPU Designer

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i7-6700
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i7-6700
1150 MHz

Execution Units

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i7-6700
24

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2658 v4 Core i7-6700
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64