i5-7300HQ vs Xeon E5-2660

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2660
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
5.14
+60.6%
Core i5-7300HQ
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
3.20

Xeon E5-2660 outperforms Core i5-7300HQ by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12091610
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.78no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency5.126.73
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Kaby Lake-H (2017)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$85$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ 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)
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size384 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2660 5.14
+60.6%
i5-7300HQ 3.20

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2660 8167
+60.5%
i5-7300HQ 5088

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2660 457
i5-7300HQ 1117
+144%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2660 2713
i5-7300HQ 3033
+11.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.14 3.20
Recency 6 March 2012 3 January 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E5-2660 has a 60.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

i5-7300HQ, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-7300HQ in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2660 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-7300HQ is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2660 and Core i5-7300HQ, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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