Intel Xeon Gold 5215L vs Intel Core i7-4701EQ

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Intel Xeon Gold 5215L CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4701EQ
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Core i7-4701EQ

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5215L or Intel Core i7-4701EQ - 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 Gold 5215L has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 4608 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5215L was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Core i7-4701EQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4701EQ was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
2 Generation 4
Cascade Lake Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5215L is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz). The Intel Core i7-4701EQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Characteristic Intel Core i7-4701EQ
10 Cores 4
20 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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 Gold 5215L Characteristic Intel Core i7-4701EQ
-- 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 HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

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 HD Graphics 4600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 5215L supports a maximum of 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4701EQ can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Characteristic Intel Core i7-4701EQ
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
4608 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
13.75 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 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 Gold 5215L has a TDP of 85 W, that of the Intel Core i7-4701EQ is 47 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Characteristic Intel Core i7-4701EQ
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5215L has a 13.75 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4701EQ cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Characteristic Intel Core i7-4701EQ
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 1364
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
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2013
9119 $ Release price --
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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 Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
744 (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 Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2698 (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 Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1004 (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 Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3410 (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 Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel Core i7-4701EQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.00 GHz
320 (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 Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
5350 (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 Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
124 (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 Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
568 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Core i7-4701EQ
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