i7-2657M vs Xeon E5-2670
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2670 outperforms Core i7-2657M by a whopping 470% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2670 and Core i7-2657M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1134 | 2464 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.64 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 4.64 | 5.51 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 3 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $145 | $317 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2670 and Core i7-2657M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 80 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | 624 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2670 and Core i7-2657M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCBGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Core i7-2657M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2670 and Core i7-2657M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Core i7-2657M are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Core i7-2657M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | 384 GB | 8.01 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2670 and Core i7-2657M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Core i7-2657M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.64 | 0.99 |
| Recency | 6 March 2012 | 3 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 17 Watt |
Xeon E5-2670 has a 469.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
i7-2657M, on the other hand, has 576.5% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2670 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2657M in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-2657M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2670 and Core i7-2657M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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