Xeon E7-8890 v4 vs Z-01
Primary details
Comparing Z-01 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2269 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon E7 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.74 |
| Architecture codename | Desna (2011) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 1 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $7,174 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Z-01 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | QPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 3 × 9.6 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 60 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 79 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Z-01 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 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 | 1 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FT1 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Z-01 and Xeon E7-8890 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A, AMD-V | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Z-01 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Z-01 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Z-01 and Xeon E7-8890 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 3 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6250 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Z-01 and Xeon E7-8890 v4.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 32 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2011 | 20 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
| Threads | 2 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 165 Watt |
Z-01 has 2650% lower power consumption.
Xeon E7-8890 v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Z-01 and Xeon E7-8890 v4. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Z-01 is a notebook processor while Xeon E7-8890 v4 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Z-01 and Xeon E7-8890 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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