CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-1620 vs 4770K among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon E5-1620
6.2
Core i7 4770K
7.5
FX 8350
6.2
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon E5-1620
8.3
Core i7 4770K
9.3
FX 8350
7.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon E5-1620
0.0
Core i7 4770K
9.6
FX 8350
0.0
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon E5-1620
0.0
Core i7 4770K
7.5
FX 8350
0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon E5-1620
5.0
Core i7 4770K
5.3
FX 8350
5.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon E5-1620
n.d.
Core i7 4770K
6.4
FX 8350
5.6
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.8

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Xeon E5-1620
5.5
Core i7 4770K
8.8
FX 8350
5.4

Winner
Intel Core i7 4770K 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4770K  based on its performance.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Xeon E5-1620

Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon E5-1620

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Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
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
Supports more RAM 384,000 MB vs 32,768 MB Supports around 11.8x more RAM
More l3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core vs 2 MB/core 25% more l3 cache per core
Front view of Intel Core i7 4770K

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 4770K

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Much better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score 1.97 fps vs 0.62 fps Around 3.2x better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much lower typical power consumption 68.25W vs 105.63W More than 35% lower typical power consumption
Much better performance per dollar 3.83 pt/$ vs 3.3 pt/$ More than 15% better performance per dollar
Significantly better performance per watt 11.31 pt/W vs 7.47 pt/W More than 50% better performance per watt
Better geekbench 3 single core score 3,689 vs 3,066 More than 20% better geekbench 3 single core score
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.48 GHz vs 3.93 GHz Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Higher Maximum operating temperature 72.72 °C vs 64 °C Around 15% higher Maximum operating temperature
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
Newer Jun, 2013 vs Mar, 2012 Release date over 1 years later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-1620 vs Core i7 4770K

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Xeon E5-1620
0.62 fps
Core i7 4770K
1.97 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-1620
12,397
Core i7 4770K
14,184

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-1620
3,066
Core i7 4770K
3,689

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-1620
2,460,000 MB/s
Core i7 4770K
4,810,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-1620
13,003
Core i7 4770K
14,351

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-1620
13,786
Core i7 4770K
15,778

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon E5-1620
9,487
Core i7 4770K
10,016

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon E5-1620
2,117
Core i7 4770K
2,165

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E5-1620  vs
Core i7 4770K 
Clock speed 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz 3.9 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
SSE4.1
FMA3
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

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 7.47 pt/W 11.31 pt/W
Typical power consumption 105.63W 68.25W

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

details

 Xeon E5-1620  vs
Core i7 4770K 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 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 32 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 64°C Unknown - 72.72°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.93 GHz 4.48 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.7 GHz 4.55 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.93 GHz 4.48 GHz

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 1,250 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
DDR3-800
Channels Quad Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC Yes No
Maximum bandwidth 51,200 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 384,000 MB 32,768 MB
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