Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 vs Intel Core i7-4770K

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
Intel Socket 2011SERVER
3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2013
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
Intel Core i7-4770K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    125%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    142%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    108%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4770K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 42% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
8% higher multi threaded performance.
46 watts lower power draw.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2.
Around 25% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-4770K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4770K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel Core i7-4770K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
Intel VT-x
Intel VT-d
AES-NI
F16C
EPT
ECC
AVX2
VT-x
HTT
CLMUL
FMA3
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel Core i7-4770K
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketServervsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameIvy Bridge-EvsHaswell
Release DateSep 2013vsJun 2013

Cores

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel Core i7-4770K
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel Core i7-4770K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache10240 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel Core i7-4770K
SocketIntel Socket 2011vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
Packagevs
Die Size160mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel Core i7-4770K
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP130 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
    3811 points
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    4368 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
    18292 points
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    18816 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 (simulated)
    111
  • Intel Core i7-4770K (simulated)
    158

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 (simulated)
    708.02
  • Intel Core i7-4770K (simulated)
    765

points - higher is better