Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 vs Intel Core i7-4820K

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Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4820K
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Core i7-4820K

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 and the Intel Core i7-4820K and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 4 core processor released in Q1/2017 with the Intel Core i7-4820K which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
Intel Xeon E3 v6 (10) CPU group Intel Core i 4000X (3)
6 Generation 4
Kaby Lake S Architecture Ivy Bridge E
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-5820K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-4820K clocks with 3.70 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4820K
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4820K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 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 P630 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

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6, while the Intel Core i7-4820K supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 59.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4820K
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1866
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 10.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 40
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-4820K is 130 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4820K
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-4820K is at 10.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4820K
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 1440 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
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2013
434 $ Release price 280 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4820K (69%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4820K (84%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1072 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4820K Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
772 (72%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3968 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4820K Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3392 (85%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1382 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4820K Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
740 (54%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4365 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4820K Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
2803 (64%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7304 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4820K Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
6500 (89%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
171 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4820K Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
141 (82%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
739 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4820K Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
728 (99%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
Intel HD Graphics P630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4820K Intel Core i7-4820K
@ 0.00 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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4820K Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1851 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Core i7-4820K
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