Xeon Platinum 8356H vs i7-2715QE

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2715QE and Xeon Platinum 8356H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1902	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	4.26	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2715QE and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	216 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1160 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2715QE and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	8
Socket	Intel BGA1023	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	190 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2715QE and Xeon Platinum 8356H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-2715QE and Xeon Platinum 8356H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2715QE and Xeon Platinum 8356H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2715QE and Xeon Platinum 8356H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	unknown Dual-channel	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	16 GB	1.12 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.598 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 3000

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2715QE and Xeon Platinum 8356H.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 January 2011	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	190 Watt

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