Intel Core i7-8700K vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Core i7-8700K vs Xeon E5-2697A v4 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon E5-2697A v4 performs better than the Core i7-8700K. Despite this, the Core i7-8700K has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon E5-2697A v4 has significantly more cores with 16 cores compared to the Core i7-8700K that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-8700K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-8700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E5-2697A v4. Also, the Core i7-8700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-8700K CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E5-2697A v4 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Xeon E5-2697A v4 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-8700K. The Xeon E5-2697A v4 also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 i7-8700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.