Xeon E-2488 vs Core i9-7980XE

General info

Comparing Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	262	259
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	6.62	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i9	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	1 September 2017 (6 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,999	no data
Current price	$1286 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E-2488 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	36	16
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	484 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	94 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E-2488 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7980XE and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	44	20

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 E-2488 outperforms Core i9-7980XE by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	19.36	19.47
Recency	1 September 2017	14 December 2023
Physical cores	18	8
Threads	36	16
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	95 Watt

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