Intel Core i7-4700HQ vs Intel Xeon E3-1230

Core i7-4700HQ vs Xeon E3-1230 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon E3-1230 performs better than the Core i7-4700HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4700HQ in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E3-1230 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4700HQ. Also, the Xeon E3-1230 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-4700HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E3-1230 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 i7-4700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.