Intel Core i7-4850EQ vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4850EQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
Intel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4850EQ or Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4850EQ was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
4 Generation 2
Haswell S Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-5850EQ Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4850EQ is 1.60 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 is at 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
4 Cores 32
8 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ or Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
40 Compute units --
320 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 supports up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 281.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 281.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 71.50 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-4850EQ is 47 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has a TDP of 250 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 250 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 71.50 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1364 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.00 GHz
640 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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