Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y vs Intel Core i7-8557U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y and Intel Core i7-8557U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

Intel Core i7-8557U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3082 vs 2355
9.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68988 vs 7428

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3082 vs 2355
PassMark - CPU mark	68988 vs 7428

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8557U

Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
12.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 185 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8557U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3082

2355

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68988

7428

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y	Intel Core i7-8557U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3082	2355
PassMark - CPU mark	68988	7428
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3188

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y	Intel Core i7-8557U
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517
Place in performance rating	131	826
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Processor Number		i7-8557U
Series		8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	15 Watt
Package Size		46x24
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x3EA6
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 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		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
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		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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)