Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 vs Intel Core i7-950

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Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-950
Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 Intel Core i7-950

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 or Intel Core i7-950 - 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 Xeon E3-1575M v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Core i7-950 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.33 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-950 was released in Q2/2009.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group Intel Core i7 900 (7)
5 Generation 1
Skylake S Architecture Bloomfield
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.90 GHz). The Intel Core i7-950 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.06 GHz (3.33 GHz).

Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 Characteristic Intel Core i7-950
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.06 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.33 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 E3-1575M v5 Characteristic Intel Core i7-950
-- 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 Iris Pro Graphics P580 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
72 Compute units --
576 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 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 Iris Pro Graphics P580 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode 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 Xeon E3-1575M v5 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-950 can connect up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 Characteristic Intel Core i7-950
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1066
64 GB Max. Memory 24 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 3
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Core i7-950 is 130 W.

Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 Characteristic Intel Core i7-950
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-950 cache has a total of 9.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 Characteristic Intel Core i7-950
14 nm Technology 45 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
BGA 1440 Socket LGA 1366
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2009
1207 $ Release price 305 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 (100%)
Intel Core i7-950 (49%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 (100%)
Intel Core i7-950 (46%)

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 E3-1575M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1060 (100%)
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
569 (54%)

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 E3-1575M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4208 (100%)
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
2313 (55%)

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 E3-1575M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1369 (100%)
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
590 (43%)

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 E3-1575M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4524 (100%)
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
1965 (43%)

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 E3-1575M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7868 (100%)
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
3178 (40%)

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 E3-1575M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 @ 1.10 GHz
1267 (100%)
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
@ 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 E3-1575M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
1442 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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