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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 vs Intel Core i3-4170. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Released
Q1/2015
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Intel Core i3-4170
Intel Core i3-4170

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 or Intel Core i3-4170? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 115 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core i3-4170 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q1/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    873 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    8 times more cores

    10 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    760 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    313 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1075 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    479 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    514 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    52 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    509 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    367 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1204 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.47 times less performance per watt

    54 W left arrow 115 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-4170 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    722 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1019 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1020 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    19 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v2 left arrow Intel Core i 4000
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.30 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4400
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 20
  • Shader
    left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-4170 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Intel Core i3-4170 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    115 W left arrow 54 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EP left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q1/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Intel Core i3-4170.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
551
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
830
Intel Core i3-4170
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
5876
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
1746
Intel Core i3-4170

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