Intel Core i7-6560U vs Intel Xeon E5-2620

Core i7-6560U vs Xeon E5-2620 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon E5-2620 performs better than the Core i7-6560U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6560U in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Xeon E5-2620 has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the Core i7-6560U has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-6560U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-6560U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E5-2620. Also, the Core i7-6560U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6560U CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E5-2620 CPU because of its significantly 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 i7-6560U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.