Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 vs Intel Core i7-7700K

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Intel Socket 1366SERVER
2500 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2013
Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Intel Core i7-7700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
4200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i7-7700K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    181%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    261%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    101%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7700K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 161% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2.
Around 81% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-7700K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-7700K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2Intel Core i7-7700K
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
VT-d
HTT
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2Intel Core i7-7700K
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketServervsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameIvy Bridge-ENvsKaby Lake
Release DateSep 2013vsSep 2016

Cores

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2Intel Core i7-7700K
Cores8vs4
Threads16vs8
SMPs2vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2Intel Core i7-7700K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache20480 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2Intel Core i7-7700K
SocketIntel Socket 1366vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
Packagevs
Die Size160mm²vsunknown
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2Intel Core i7-7700K
Cpu Frequency2500 MHzvs4200 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
    2575 points
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    5400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
    24720 points
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    24192 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 (simulated)
    75
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    196

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 (simulated)
    956.79
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    972

points - higher is better