Xeon E-2176M vs E-2186M

Place in performance ranking	878	914
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.47	1.41
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date	1 March 2018 (6 years ago)	1 March 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$623	$450
Current price	$3048 (4.9x MSRP)	$2916 (6.5x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2186M has 4% better value for money than Xeon E-2176M.

Technical specs

Xeon E-2186M and Xeon E-2176M 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	149 mm²	149 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2186M and Xeon E-2176M 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	BGA-1440	BGA-1440
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon E-2176M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E-2186M and Xeon E-2176M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon E-2176M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon E-2176M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2186M and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon E-2176M.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

Xeon E-2186M 7.51
+6.7%

Xeon E-2176M 7.04

E-2186M outperforms E-2176M by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E-2186M 11619
+6.7%

Xeon E-2176M 10885

E-2186M outperforms E-2176M by 7% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E-2186M 1366

Xeon E-2176M 1383
+1.2%

E-2176M outperforms E-2186M by 1% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E-2186M 5227
+5.7%

Xeon E-2176M 4943

E-2186M outperforms E-2176M by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.