i3-7007U vs Xeon E5-2660 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Core i3-7007U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking909not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency7.44no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Core i3-7007U 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads204
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate9.6 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache25 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Core i3-7007U 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Core i3-7007U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Core i3-7007U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Core i3-7007U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Core i3-7007U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size768 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 620

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Core i3-7007U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4012

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 10 2
Threads 20 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2660 v3 has 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

i3-7007U, on the other hand, has a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Core i3-7007U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2660 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-7007U is a notebook one.


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