Xeon Gold 6418H vs E7-8891 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8891 v2 and Xeon Gold 6418H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
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	$87	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8891 v2 and Xeon Gold 6418H 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	20	48
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8891 v2 and Xeon Gold 6418H 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	4
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8891 v2 and Xeon Gold 6418H. 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 E7-8891 v2 and Xeon Gold 6418H 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 E7-8891 v2 and Xeon Gold 6418H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8891 v2 and Xeon Gold 6418H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5-4800, 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 E7-8891 v2 and Xeon Gold 6418H.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	10 January 2023
Physical cores	10	24
Threads	20	48
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	185 Watt

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