Intel Core i7-4720HQ vs Intel Xeon E5-649

Core i7-4720HQ vs Xeon E5-649 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon E5-649 performs better than the Core i7-4720HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4720HQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon E5-649 has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i7-4720HQ that has 4 cores. Despite this, the Core i7-4720HQ has more threads than the Xeon E5-649. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-4720HQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E5-649. Also, the Core i7-4720HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-4720HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E5-649 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 E5-649 has more L2 cache than the Core i7-4720HQ. The Xeon E5-649 also has significantly 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 i7-4720HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.