Xeon D-2896NT vs E7-8850

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E7	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere-EX (2011)	no data
Release date	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,059	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon D-2896NT 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	20	40
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	6.4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	30 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
Die size	513 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	LGA1567	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon D-2896NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 April 2011	1 October 2023
Physical cores	10	20
Threads	20	40
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	117 Watt

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