Xeon Gold 6142M vs E7-8890 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon Gold 6142M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameHaswell-EX (2015)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$5,949

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon Gold 6142M 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3632
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache45 MB (shared)22 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature79 °C85 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon Gold 6142M 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 configuration84 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon Gold 6142M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon Gold 6142M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon Gold 6142M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon Gold 6142M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1.5 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon Gold 6142M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes3248

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2015 25 April 2017
Physical cores 18 16
Threads 36 32
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon E7-8890 v3 has 12.5% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6142M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.

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