i7-4850EQ vs Xeon E5-1603 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i7-4850EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1622not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Core i7
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Crystalwell (2013−2014)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)20 February 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i7-4850EQ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier2816
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache10 MB6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size246.24 mm2264 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data100 °C
Number of transistors3200 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i7-4850EQ 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011-3Intel BGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i7-4850EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i7-4850EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i7-4850EQ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i7-4850EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TB32 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD 5200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i7-4850EQ.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2016 20 February 2014
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 47 Watt

Xeon E5-1603 v4 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

i7-4850EQ, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 197.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i7-4850EQ. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1603 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-4850EQ is a notebook one.


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