Intel Xeon Gold 6208U vs Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6208U and Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 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 Gold 6208U

Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6208U

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 73°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2239 vs 1935

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 73°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2239 vs 1935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 24670

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36304 vs 24670

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2239

1935

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24670

36304

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6208U	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2239	1935
PassMark - CPU mark	24670	36304

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6208U	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$989
Place in performance rating	876	880
Processor Number	6208U	E7-8857V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	73°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	S8S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)