Xeon W-1250 vs E7-4890 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated876
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiencyno data10.14
Architecture codenameHaswell-EX (2015)no data
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3612
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache45 MB (shared)12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250 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 configuration41
Socket1150FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4890 v3 and Xeon W-1250.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2015 1 April 2020
Physical cores 18 6
Threads 36 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E7-4890 v3 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Xeon W-1250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 106.3% lower power consumption.

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