Intel Core i7-4790 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220

Core i7-4790 vs Xeon E3-1220 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4790 performs better than the Xeon E3-1220. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E3-1220 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-4790 has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-4790 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Xeon E3-1220. Also, the Core i7-4790 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Xeon E3-1220 outputs less heat than Core i7-4790 thanks to a slightly 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 i7-4790 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.