Core Ultra 7 155U vs Xeon E7-2850

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-2850 and Core Ultra 7 155U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	682
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E7	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	Meteor Lake-P
Release date	5 April 2011 (13 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,558	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-2850 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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	10 (Deca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	20	14
Base clock speed	no data	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus support	6.4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	640 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2.56 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	513 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	110 °C
Number of transistors	2600 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-2850 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	BGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-2850 and Core Ultra 7 155U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-2850 and Core Ultra 7 155U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-2850 and Core Ultra 7 155U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-2850 and Core Ultra 7 155U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-2850 and Core Ultra 7 155U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 April 2011	14 December 2023
Physical cores	10	12
Threads	20	14
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

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