Xeon W-11855M vs E7-8850 v2
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 676 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Tiger Lake |
| Power efficiency | no data | 30.92 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Tiger Lake-H (2021) |
| Release date | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 7.2 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm SuperFin |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M 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 | FCBGA1787 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M. 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, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| SIPP | - | + |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M 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 W-11855M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.45 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680x4320@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2014 | 11 May 2021 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 6 |
| Threads | 24 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon E7-8850 v2 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Xeon W-11855M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8850 v2 and Xeon W-11855M. We've got no test results to judge.
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