Xeon E-2488 vs FX-9800P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2488 outperforms FX-9800P by a whopping 1042% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-9800P and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2102 | 327 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 75.32 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.16 | 18.31 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $606 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-9800P 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 16 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per module) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9800P 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 | FP4 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9800P and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
Security technologies
FX-9800P and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9800P and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9800P and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9800P and Xeon E-2488.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.61 | 18.38 |
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
FX-9800P has 533.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 1041.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-9800P in performance tests.
Be aware that FX-9800P is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9800P and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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