Xeon Platinum 8368Q vs E7-4850 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4850 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	126
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$2999	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4850 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	38
Threads	32	76
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	40 MB	57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	58 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4850 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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	4	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4850 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4850 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4850 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4850 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	3 TB	6 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4850 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2016	6 April 2021
Physical cores	16	38
Threads	32	76
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	270 Watt

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