Intel Core i7-4710HQ vs Intel Xeon E5-520

Core i7-4710HQ vs Xeon E5-520 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4710HQ beats the Xeon E5-520 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E5-520 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-4710HQ has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4710HQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E5-520. Also, the Core i7-4710HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-4710HQ 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.

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 i7-4710HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.