Intel Core i5-4300M vs Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-4300M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-4300M or Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-4300M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4300M was released in Q4/2013.

The Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 has 15 cores with 30 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
4 Generation 4
Haswell H Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4300M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4300M is 2.60 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 has 15 CPU cores and 30 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 is at 2.30 GHz (2.90 GHz).

Intel Core i5-4300M Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
2 Cores 15
4 Threads 30
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.90 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-4300M Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-4300M or Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
20 Compute units --
160 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-4300M can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-4300M Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 30.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-4300M is 37 W, while the Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-4300M Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
37 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4300M is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 30.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-4300M Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
22 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
PGA 946 Socket LGA 2011
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2013 Release date Q1/2014
227 $ Release price 3100 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
808 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1725 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
986 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2036 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz
400 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3050 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
855 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
124 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
318 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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