Ultra 5 238V vs Xeon E7-8891 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated526
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data78.16
Architecture codenameno dataLunar Lake (2024)
Release date1 April 2016 (8 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/s37 MHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache60 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 configuration81
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR5
Maximum memory size3 TB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Arc Graphics 130V
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.85 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes324
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2016 24 September 2024
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon E7-8891 v4 has 25% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 870.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Core Ultra 5 238V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8891 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 238V is a notebook one.


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