Intel Xeon E-2336 vs Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2336 and Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E-2336

Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2336

Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 79°C
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3226 vs 1858

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3226 vs 1858

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
36 more threads: 48 vs 12
24x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 128 GB
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60496 vs 16768

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 6
Number of threads	48 vs 12
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	60496 vs 16768

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2336
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3226

1858

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16768

60496

Name	Intel Xeon E-2336	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3226	1858
PassMark - CPU mark	16768	60496

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2336	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	8 Sep 2021	Q1'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$331
Place in performance rating	430	437
Processor Number	E-2336	E7-8894V4
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	24
Number of threads	12	48
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	3 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)