Intel Xeon E5-1603 vs Intel Core i7-2720QM

What is the difference between Intel Xeon E5-1603 and Intel Core i7-2720QM. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

570Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score544
2010Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2000
3483PassMark CPU Mark Rating4052
1340PassMark Single Thread Rating1368
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score2356

Processor Specs

Intel Xeon E5-1603ProcessorIntel Core i7-2720QM
2800 MHzFrequency2200 MHz
Maximum Frequency3300 MHz
4Cores4
4Threads8
130 WTDP45 W
GPUIntel HD Graphics 3000
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameSandy Bridge
Socket 2011 LGAPackageFCBGA1224, FCPGA988

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

572Single-Core Score542
2062Multi-Core Score2131
Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemmacOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14042)
Dell Inc. Precision T3600ModelMacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011)
Model IDMacBookPro8,2
Dell Inc. 08HPGTMotherboardApple Inc. Mac-94245A3940C91C80 MacBookPro8,2
High performancePower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Xeon E5-1603NameIntel Core i7-2720QM
1 Processor, 4 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
2.79 GHzBase Frequency2.20 GHz
2.79 GHzMaximum Frequency
Socket 2011 LGAPackage
Sandy Bridge-EP/EXCodename
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 2L2 Cache256 KB x 4
10.0 MB x 1L3 Cache6.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

15.96 GBSize10.00 GB
531 MHzFrequency
Transfer Rate1067 MT/s
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3
4Channels

Geekbench 5 result (single)

572Single-Core Score542
615Crypto Score676
548Integer Score500
618Floating Point Score 610
615
1.05 GB/sec
AES-XTS676
1.15 GB/sec
631
3.19 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)645
3.26 MB/sec
618
29.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression581
27.5 Mpixels/sec
539
1.52 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)507
1.43 MTE/sec
525
616.3 KElements/sec
HTML5375
440.9 KElements/sec
501
156.9 Krows/sec
SQLite533
166.8 Krows/sec
556
30.2 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering457
24.8 Mpixels/sec
533
169.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering458
146.0 KB/sec
516
4.02 Klines/sec
Clang459
3.57 Klines/sec
524
6.07 images/sec
Camera540
6.26 images/sec
589
737.1 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics492
615.5 Kpairs/sec
588
3642.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics707
4381.8 FPS
541
29.7 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur505
27.8 Mpixels/sec
577
4.44 images/sec
Face Detection586
4.51 images/sec
590
14.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection563
13.9 Mpixels/sec
952
46.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1172
57.5 Mpixels/sec
1035
14.1 Mpixels/sec
HDR980
13.4 Mpixels/sec
652
523.6 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing681
546.9 Kpixels/sec
409
3.66 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion380
3.40 Kpixels/sec
655
21.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition646
20.6 Words/sec
454
17.5 images/sec
Machine Learning392
15.1 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2062Multi-Core Score2131
2361Crypto Score1802
1973Integer Score2043
2204Floating Point Score 2377
2361
4.02 GB/sec
AES-XTS1802
3.07 GB/sec
2235
11.3 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3047
15.4 MB/sec
2321
109.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression2571
121.6 Mpixels/sec
1735
4.89 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1300
3.67 MTE/sec
1890
2.22 MElements/sec
HTML51882
2.21 MElements/sec
1894
593.3 Krows/sec
SQLite2296
719.5 Krows/sec
2043
110.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1905
103.4 Mpixels/sec
1843
587.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering1551
494.1 KB/sec
1941
15.1 Klines/sec
Clang2332
18.2 Klines/sec
1926
22.3 images/sec
Camera2049
23.8 images/sec
2085
2.61 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2603
3.26 Mpairs/sec
2241
13882.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics3836
23767.0 FPS
2182
120.0 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur2214
121.7 Mpixels/sec
2174
16.7 images/sec
Face Detection2858
22.0 images/sec
2244
55.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2502
61.7 Mpixels/sec
3275
160.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3450
169.3 Mpixels/sec
3838
52.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR4282
58.3 Mpixels/sec
2695
2.16 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing3523
2.83 Mpixels/sec
1518
13.6 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1760
15.8 Kpixels/sec
1703
54.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1310
41.9 Words/sec
1368
52.9 images/sec
Machine Learning720
27.8 images/sec