Xeon W-10855M vs E7-8894 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	943
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Mobile workstation
Series	Intel Xeon E7	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	no data	16.68
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$8,898	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M 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	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	3 × 9.6 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	60 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M 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	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M. 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	DDR4
Maximum memory size	3 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon W-10855M.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	32	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	6
Threads	48	12
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	45 Watt

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