Intel Core i7-4700MQ vs Intel Xeon E5-520

Core i7-4700MQ vs Xeon E5-520 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4700MQ performs better than the Xeon E5-520. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E5-520 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-4700MQ has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4700MQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E5-520. Also, the Core i7-4700MQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-4700MQ CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E5-520 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Xeon E5-520 has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i7-4700MQ. The Xeon E5-520 also has slightly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-4700MQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.