Xeon Gold 6548N vs i7-8850H

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1051not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency13.50no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395$3,875

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1264
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size149 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630N/A
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2018 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 32
Threads 12 64
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 250 Watt

i7-8850H has 455.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6548N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 433.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-8850H and Xeon Gold 6548N. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-8850H is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6548N is a server/workstation one.


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