Core i7-4558U vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 120 Watt
11.50
+493%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms i7-4558U by a whopping 493% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-4558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking6591914
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.49no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)Intel Core i7
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$454

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-4558U 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads284
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache448 KB128 KB
L2 cache3.5 MB512 KB
L3 cache35 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size306.18 mm2181 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-4558U 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011-3FCBGA
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-4558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-4558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-4558U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-4558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory size1,536 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Graphics 5100

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-4558U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes4012

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 11.50
+493%
i7-4558U 1.94

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 17782
+492%
i7-4558U 3005

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1017
i7-4558U 1039
+2.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 6931
+252%
i7-4558U 1967

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 3707
i7-4558U 4793
+29.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 30922
+200%
i7-4558U 10305

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 8286
+94.3%
i7-4558U 4264

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 18
+407%
i7-4558U 3

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1.13
i7-4558U 1.45
+28.3%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 9.4
+395%
i7-4558U 1.9

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 6323
+137%
i7-4558U 2671

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Xeon E5-2680 v4 79
+288%
i7-4558U 20

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Xeon E5-2680 v4 137
+27.4%
i7-4558U 107

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Xeon E5-2680 v4 26961
+314%
i7-4558U 6519

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Xeon E5-2680 v4 2275
i7-4558U 3120
+37.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.50 1.94
Recency 20 June 2016 4 June 2013
Physical cores 14 2
Threads 28 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a 492.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

i7-4558U, on the other hand, has 328.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4558U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-4558U is a notebook one.


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