Intel Core i7-8650U vs Intel Xeon E3-1220

Core i7-8650U vs Xeon E3-1220 benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-8650U is faster than the Xeon E3-1220. Despite this, the Xeon E3-1220 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-8650U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E3-1220 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-8650U. Despite this, the Core i7-8650U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-8650U CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E3-1220 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 i7-8650U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.