Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms Xeon E5620 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1507 days newer than Xeon E5620.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5620
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 80 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 10% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Xeon E5620 - 129 vs 117 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5620 doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5620
Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5620 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i7 |
| Westmere-EP | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 2.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 18.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
