i7-9700 vs Xeon L5640

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5640
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
3.04

Core i7-9700 outperforms Xeon L5640 by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1643896
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.589.20
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency4.6212.13
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$200$323

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-9700 has 482% better value for money than Xeon L5640.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.26 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700 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)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700 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 L5640 and Core i7-9700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size288 GB128 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 L5640 3.04
i7-9700 8.65
+185%

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 L5640 4645
i7-9700 13234
+185%

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 L5640 398
i7-9700 1571
+295%

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 L5640 1934
i7-9700 6207
+221%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.04 8.65
Recency 16 March 2010 23 April 2019
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon L5640 has 50% more threads, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

i7-9700, on the other hand, has a 184.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 33.3% more physical cores, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5640 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5640 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-9700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5640 and Core i7-9700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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