Intel Xeon E5-2679 v4 vs Intel Core i7-3740QM

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,868

Rank #295

vs
4,902

Rank #947

5,868
4,902

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 16.5% (Rank #295 vs #947)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,197

Rank #810

vs
4,988

Rank #944

5,197
4,988

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 4% (Rank #810 vs #944)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,874

Rank #112

vs
4,774

Rank #881

6,874
4,774

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 30.5% (Rank #112 vs #881)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,514

Rank #177

vs
4,644

Rank #847

5,514
4,644

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 15.8% (Rank #177 vs #847)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,584

Rank #187

vs
4,656

Rank #778

5,584
4,656

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 16.6% (Rank #187 vs #778)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,370

Rank #220

vs
4,642

Rank #857

5,370
4,642

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 13.6% (Rank #220 vs #857)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Core i7-3740QM Diff
Cores
20
4
+80%
Threads
40
8
+80%
Base Frequency
2,500 MHz
2,700 MHz
-7.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
25x
27x
-7.4%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache
5 MiB
0 MiB
+95.1%
L3 Cache
50 MiB
6 MiB
+88.6%
Memory Channels --
2
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth --
26 GB/s
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
200 W
45 W
77.5% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Core i7-3740QM
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2000 --
Model Number E5-2679 i7-3740QM
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Ivy Bridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- FCPGA988
Package -- FC-BGA12F
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
ECC Support -- No
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Server Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Intel
Core i7-3740QM
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Xeon
Core i7-3740QM
--

Series

Xeon E5-2679 v4
E5-2000
Core i7-3740QM
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2679 v4
E5-2679
Core i7-3740QM
i7-3740QM

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Broadwell
Core i7-3740QM
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Broadwell
Core i7-3740QM
Ivy Bridge

Core Family

Xeon E5-2679 v4
6
Core i7-3740QM
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2679 v4
4F
Core i7-3740QM
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Core i7-3740QM
FCPGA988

Package

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Core i7-3740QM
FC-BGA12F

Chipset

Xeon E5-2679 v4
C610
Core i7-3740QM
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Core i7-3740QM
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Core i7-3740QM
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Core i7-3740QM
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Core i7-3740QM
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Server
Core i7-3740QM
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Yes
Core i7-3740QM
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Core i7-3740QM
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 456.12 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 7.20 billion 1,400
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Xeon E5-2679 v4
14 nm
Core i7-3740QM
22 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2679 v4
456.12 mm²
Core i7-3740QM
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2679 v4
7.20 billion
Core i7-3740QM
1,400

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Intel
Core i7-3740QM
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2679 v4
CMOS
Core i7-3740QM
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2679 v4
64-bit
Core i7-3740QM
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Core i7-3740QM
GPU -- HD Graphics 4000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1300 MHz

GPU

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Core i7-3740QM
HD Graphics 4000

GPU Designer

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Core i7-3740QM
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Core i7-3740QM
1300 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2679 v4 Core i7-3740QM
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
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