Intel Xeon E5-2428L v3 vs Core i7 4790 |
Released January, 2015
Intel Xeon E5-2428L v3
- 1.8 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2428L v3
 | Significantly lower typical power consumption 44.69W | | More cores 8 |
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | | More threads 16 |
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Released May, 2014
Intel Core i7 4790
- 3.6 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 4790
| | Much higher clock speed 3.6 GHz | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 68.25W | Around 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
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| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| More threads | 16 | vs | 8 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Supports more RAM | 393,216 MB | vs | 32,768 MB | Supports 12x more RAM | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 20.24 $/year | Around 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 73.58 $/year | Around 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2015 | vs | May, 2014 | Release date 8 months later | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | 2x higher clock speed | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon E5-2428L v3 vs Core i7 4790
clock speed
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2428L v3 | vs | Core i7 4790 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Octa core | Quad core | |
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 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 38,400 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 393,216 MB | 32,768 MB | |
details | Xeon E5-2428L v3 | vs | Core i7 4790 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 16 | 8 | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
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 | 55W | 84W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 20.24 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 73.58 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 68.25W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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