Intel Xeon Gold 6244 vs Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6244 and Intel Xeon E7-8891 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6244

  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2559 vs 2104
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2559 vs 2104

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 74°C
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48879 vs 33625
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 8
Number of threads 20 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 79°C vs 74°C
Maximum memory size 3 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 48879 vs 33625

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6244
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2559
2104
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
33625
48879
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2559 2104
PassMark - CPU mark 33625 48879

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Broadwell
Launch date Q2'19 Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP) $3412
Place in performance rating 586 580
Processor Number 6244 E7-8891V4
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.60 GHz 2.80 GHz
L3 cache 24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 74°C 79°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 8 10
Number of threads 16 20
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 3

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 1 TB 3 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 165 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 4S S8S
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)