Xeon E7-8890 v4 vs Athlon X4 750K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 750K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.80
+39.5%
Xeon E7-8890 v4
2016
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
1.29

Athlon X4 750K outperforms Xeon E7-8890 v4 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 750K and Xeon E7-8890 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20192284
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E7
Power efficiency1.700.74
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,174

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 750K and Xeon E7-8890 v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data3 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache192Kno data
L2 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB
L3 cacheno data60 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 750K and Xeon E7-8890 v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFM2FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 750K and Xeon E7-8890 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Athlon X4 750K and Xeon E7-8890 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 750K and Xeon E7-8890 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 750K and Xeon E7-8890 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data3 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 750K and Xeon E7-8890 v4.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 750K 1.80
+39.5%
Xeon E7-8890 v4 1.29

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 750K 2861
+39.3%
Xeon E7-8890 v4 2054

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 1.29
Recency 2 October 2012 20 June 2016
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 165 Watt

Athlon X4 750K has a 39.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 65% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8890 v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon X4 750K is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7-8890 v4 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 750K is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-8890 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 750K and Xeon E7-8890 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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