Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs i7-6700T

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1305not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.75no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i7 (Desktop)Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency12.25no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$303no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads828
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0QPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier2831
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3.5 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)35 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GB1,536 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2015 20 June 2016
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 8 28
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

i7-6700T has 242.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2670 v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-6700T and Xeon E5-2670 v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-6700T is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2670 v4 is a server/workstation one.


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