Xeon Platinum 8581V vs E7-8855 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8581V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameno dataEmerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 April 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,568

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8581V 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads28120
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8581V 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 configuration81
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8581V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE46 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8581V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8581V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8581V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size3 TB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth102 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8581V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes3280

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2016 14 December 2023
Physical cores 14 60
Threads 28 120
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 270 Watt

Xeon E7-8855 v4 has 92.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8581V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 328.6% more physical cores and 328.6% more threads.

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