Xeon Gold 5416S vs E7-8857 v2

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Xeon Gold 5416S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	191	188
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	7.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$2126	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Xeon Gold 5416S 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	12	32
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Xeon Gold 5416S 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	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Xeon Gold 5416S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	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 E7-8857 v2 and Xeon Gold 5416S 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	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Xeon Gold 5416S are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Xeon Gold 5416S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	4 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 E7-8857 v2 and Xeon Gold 5416S.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Gold 5416S outperforms E7-8857 v2 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	23.47	23.75
Recency	1 January 2014	10 January 2023
Physical cores	12	16
Threads	12	32
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt

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