Xeon E-2236 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E-2236 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	516	793
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	20.17
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Rembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	19 April 2022 (2 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$284
Current price	no data	$405 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E-2236 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	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Die size	208 mm2	149.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E-2236 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	FP7	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E-2236. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, PRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E-2236 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E-2236 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E-2236. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 680M

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	no data	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	N/A
OpenGL	no data	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E-2236.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

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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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U outperforms Xeon E-2236 by 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.48	9.06
Recency	19 April 2022	27 May 2019
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

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