Intel Core i7-7500U vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-7500U		Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-7500U or Intel Xeon E5-2697 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 i7-7500U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-7500U was released in Q4/2016. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 was released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Intel Core i 7000U (18)	CPU group	Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
7	Generation	4
Kaby Lake U	Architecture	Ivy Bridge EP
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-6500U	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-7500U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz).
Intel Core i7-7500U	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
2	Cores	12
4	Threads	24
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.70 GHz	Frequency	2.70 GHz
3.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
3.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.10 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 i7-7500U	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 620	GPU	no iGPU
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	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 620	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-7500U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-7500U	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
DDR4-2133, DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR3-1866
32 GB	Max. Memory	768 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
34.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	30.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	40
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-7500U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 is 130 W.
Intel Core i7-7500U	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	130 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i7-7500U has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 cache has a total of 30.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-7500U	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
14 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
BGA 1356	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
Q4/2016	Release date	Q3/2013
--	Release price	1975 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-7500U (100%)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (72%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-7500U (27%)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (100%)

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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	842 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	762 (90%)

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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1826 (23%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	7782 (100%)

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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1178 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	702 (60%)

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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2274 (44%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	5167 (100%)

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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3659 (21%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	17198 (100%)

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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	973 (22%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	4519 (100%)

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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	149 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	98 (66%)

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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	376 (24%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	1557 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	651 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	8249 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	354 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	739 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 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 i7-7500U Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.05 GHz	403 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1327.4 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	325 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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