Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-2696 v3 outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-2696 v3 is 174 days older than Core i7-5500U.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
- Performs up to 6% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-5500U - 524 vs 493 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 36 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-2696 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-5500U |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2015 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Broadwell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel BGA 1168 |
Server | Segment | Mobile |
18 | Cores | 2 |
36 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 15 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 5500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
