i7-8850H vs Xeon E7-8850

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1045
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E7	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	no data	13.52
Architecture codename	Westmere-EX (2011)	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date	5 April 2011 (13 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,059	$395

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H 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	10 (Deca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	20	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus type	QPI	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	6.4 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	15	26
L1 cache	640 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2.56 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	9 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	513 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	2600 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA1567	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.15 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Core i7-8850H.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 April 2011	2 April 2018
Physical cores	10	6
Threads	20	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

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