Intel Core i7-7820EQ vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-7820EQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
Intel Core i7-7820EQ Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-7820EQ or Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 - 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 i7-7820EQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-7820EQ was released in Q1/2017.

The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 was released in Q4/2015.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Intel Core i 7000H (10) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17)
7 Generation 5
Kaby Lake H Architecture Skylake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-6820EQ Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-7820EQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-7820EQ is 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 is at 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Core i7-7820EQ Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 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 i7-7820EQ Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-7820EQ or Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 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 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 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
64 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 630 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 i7-7820EQ can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-7820EQ Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2133
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-7820EQ is 45 W, while the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-7820EQ Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-7820EQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-7820EQ Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
14 nm Technology 14 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, AVX2
BGA 1440 Socket LGA 1151
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
Q1/2017 Release date Q4/2015
378 $ Release price 190 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
870 (78%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1112 (100%)

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 i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3561 (80%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4428 (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 i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1161 (85%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1364 (100%)

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 i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3741 (82%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4586 (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 i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7455 (90%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
8308 (100%)

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 i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
@ 0.00 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 i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
168 (100%)

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 i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
821 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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