Xeon E7-8890 v4 vs Core i7-620M

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-620M and Xeon E7-8890 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2194	2168
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.11
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Xeon E7
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$332	$7,174
Current price	$254 (0.8x MSRP)	$282 (0x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-620M 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	2500 MHz	3 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	79 °C
Number of transistors	384 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-620M 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 configuration	1	8
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-620M and Xeon E7-8890 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	no data	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	36 Bit	46 Bit
Instruction Replay	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-620M and Xeon E7-8890 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-620M and Xeon E7-8890 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-620M and Xeon E7-8890 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	8 GB	3 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-620M and Xeon E7-8890 v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-620M and Xeon E7-8890 v4.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	32

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Xeon E7-8890 v4 outperforms Core i7-620M by 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.28	1.33
Recency	7 January 2010	20 June 2016
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	4	48
Cost	$332	$7174
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt

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