7 250H vs Xeon E-2488
Aggregate performance score
Core 7 250H outperforms Xeon E-2488 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 345 | 299 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 75.62 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 18.29 | 41.98 |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 18 December 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $606 | $502 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 8 | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.6 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 16 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 257 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H 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 | FCLGA1700 | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H. 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 96 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.55 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 96 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H.
| PCIe version | 5 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 8 |
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.
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 | 18.26 | 19.85 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 18 December 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 14 |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
7 250H has a 8.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 75% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 111.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E-2488 and Core 7 250H.
Be aware that Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation processor while Core 7 250H is a notebook one.
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