Xeon Max 9480 vs E7-8894 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon Max 9480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E7	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Sapphire Rapids HBM
Release date	no data	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$8,898	no data
Current price	$12999 (1.5x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon Max 9480 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)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	48	112
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus support	3 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB	112.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon Max 9480 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	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon Max 9480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon Max 9480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon Max 9480 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon Max 9480. 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	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon Max 9480.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	56
Threads	48	112
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	350 Watt

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