Xeon E-2436 vs E7-8890 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2269	512
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	98.37
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E7	no data
Power efficiency	0.74	20.62
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,174	$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2436 has 983600% better value for money than Xeon E7-8890 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon E-2436 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	48	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	3 × 9.6 GT/s	16 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon E-2436 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
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon E-2436. 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	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	3 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	32	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.29	14.16
Recency	20 June 2016	14 December 2023
Physical cores	24	6
Threads	48	12
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	65 Watt

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