CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 1607 v2 vs 4790 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon E5 1607 v2
6.1
Core i7 4790
6.3
Core i5 4690
6.0
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon E5 1607 v2
8.3
Core i7 4790
9.7
Core i5 4690
9.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon E5 1607 v2
n.d.
Core i7 4790
n.d.
Core i5 4690
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon E5 1607 v2
0.0
Core i7 4790
6.8
Core i5 4690
6.8
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon E5 1607 v2
5.0
Core i7 4790
5.2
Core i5 4690
5.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon E5 1607 v2
n.d.
Core i7 4790
7.7
Core i5 4690
9.3
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.8

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Xeon E5 1607 v2
5.4
Core i7 4790
8.8
Core i5 4690
9.2

Winner
Intel Core i7 4790 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4790  based on its performance, single-core performance and value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Xeon E5 1607 v2

Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon E5 1607 v2

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Slightly more l3 cache 10 MB vs 8 MB 25% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
More l3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core vs 2 MB/core 25% more l3 cache per core
Supports more RAM 262,144 MB vs 32,768 MB Supports 8x more RAM
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Higher clock speed 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz More than 20% higher clock speed
Much better performance per dollar 2.97 pt/$ vs 0.88 pt/$ Around 3.5x better performance per dollar
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Much lower typical power consumption 68.25W vs 105.63W More than 35% lower typical power consumption
Much better performance per watt 10.77 pt/W vs 1.65 pt/W More than 6.5x better performance per watt
Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 2,284 vs 1,611 More than 40% better PassMark (Single core) score
Better PassMark score 9,996 vs 6,063 Around 65% better PassMark score
More threads 8 vs 4 Twice as many threads
Newer May, 2014 vs Mar, 2012 Release date over 2 years later
Much lower annual home energy cost 20.24 $/year vs 31.32 $/year More than 35% lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 73.58 $/year vs 113.88 $/year More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5 1607 v2 vs Core i7 4790

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon E5 1607 v2
6,063
Core i7 4790
9,996

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon E5 1607 v2
1,611
Core i7 4790
2,284

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E5 1607 v2  vs
Core i7 4790 
Clock speed 3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 2011
LGA 1150
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
SSE4.1
FMA3
SSE4.2
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3-800
Channels Quad Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC Yes No
Maximum bandwidth 51,200 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 262,144 MB 32,768 MB

details

 Xeon E5 1607 v2  vs
Core i7 4790 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 8
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 10 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 30 36
Operating temperature Unknown - 70°C Unknown - 72.72°C

integrated graphics
GPU None GPU
Label N/A Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Number of displays supported N/A 3
GPU clock speed N/A 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed N/A 1,200 MHz

power consumption
TDP 130W 84W
Annual home energy cost 31.32 $/year 20.24 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 113.88 $/year 73.58 $/year
Performance per watt 1.65 pt/W 10.77 pt/W
Typical power consumption 105.63W 68.25W

bus
Architecture QPI DMI 2.0
Number of links 0 0
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s
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