Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 vs Intel Xeon E-2146G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Intel Xeon E-2146G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 13253
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 36304 vs 13253

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2146G

  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2671 vs 1935
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2671 vs 1935

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2146G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1935
2671
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36304
13253
Name Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Intel Xeon E-2146G
PassMark - Single thread mark 1935 2671
PassMark - CPU mark 36304 13253

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Intel Xeon E-2146G

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Coffee Lake
Launch date Q1'14 Q3'18
Place in performance rating 820 817
Processor Number E7-8857V2 E-2146G
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 73°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 6
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 12 12

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 1
Package Size 52mm x 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability S8S 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E96
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5