Intel Core i7-10870H vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

Core i7-10870H vs Xeon E5-2697 v2 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-10870H performs better than the Xeon E5-2697 v2. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E5-2697 v2 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon E5-2697 v2 has significantly more cores with 12 cores compared to the Core i7-10870H that has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-10870H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E5-2697 v2 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-10870H. Despite this, the Core i7-10870H has a much higher turbo speed. A Core i7-10870H CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E5-2697 v2 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-10870H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.