Intel Core i7-4702MQ vs Intel Xeon E5-520

Core i7-4702MQ vs Xeon E5-520 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4702MQ 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 i7-4702MQ has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E5-520 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4702MQ. Despite this, the Core i7-4702MQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-4702MQ 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 info from our database shows that the Xeon E5-520 has more L2 cache than the Core i7-4702MQ. The Xeon E5-520 also has slightly more L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-4702MQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.