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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs Intel Core i7-8700K

Last updated: 2023-09-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2		Intel Core i7-8700K
CPU comparison Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 or Intel Core i7-8700K - 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 E5-2690 v2 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 was released in Q3/2013. The Intel Core i7-8700K has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8700K was released in Q4/2017.

Intel Xeon E5 (72)	Family	Intel Core i7 (299)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)	CPU group	Intel Core i 8000 (20)
4	Generation	8
Ivy Bridge EP	Architecture	Coffee Lake S
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i7-7700K
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3	Successor	Intel Core i7-9700K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Intel Core i7-8700K has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.70 GHz).
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8700K
10	Cores	6
20	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.00 GHz	Frequency	3.70 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.70 GHz
3.30 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.30 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8700K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.20 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9.5
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	24
--	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8700K can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8700K
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR4-2666
768 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
25.00 MB	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
40	PCIe lanes	16
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 has a TDP of 130 W, that of the Intel Core i7-8700K is 95 W.
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8700K
130 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 has a 25.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-8700K cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8700K
22 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 2011	Socket	LGA 1151-2
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2013	Release date	Q4/2017
1700 $	Release price	370 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 (50%)

Intel Core i7-8700K (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 (94%)

Intel Core i7-8700K (93%)

Price-performance ratio

Geekbench 6 multi-core score divided by the processor's release price. Higher is better.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Geekbench 6 MT: 4,996 / 1700 $	2.94
	Intel Core i7-8700K Geekbench 6 MT: 6,750 / 370 $	18.24

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	712 (48%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1486 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	4996 (74%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	6750 (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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	802 (65%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1242 (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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	7288 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	6693 (92%)

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 E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	16394 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	13770 (84%)

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 E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	4160 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	3709 (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 E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	76 (37%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	208 (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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	1413 (98%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1447 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	72 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	467 (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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1209 (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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	8960 (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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	487 (100%)

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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	3689 (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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	126 (100%)

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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	232.4 (100%)

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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700K 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	510 (100%)

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