Xeon E-2468 vs E7-8850 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	392
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	92.78
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	24.03
Architecture codename	no data	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon E-2468 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	16 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon E-2468 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	32	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	14 December 2023
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

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