NVIDIA Tegra X1 vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


NVIDIA Tegra X1 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
NVIDIA Tegra X1 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2

CPU comparison

NVIDIA Tegra X1 or Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 - 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 NVIDIA Tegra X1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The NVIDIA Tegra X1 was released in Q1/2017.

The Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 has 15 cores with 30 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 was released in Q1/2014.
NVIDIA Tegra (2) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A57/-A53 Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 is 2.00 GHz while the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 has 15 CPU cores and 30 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 is at 2.80 GHz (3.40 GHz).

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
8 Cores 15
8 Threads 30
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
A-Core 2.80 GHz (3.40 GHz)
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

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.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 or Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 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.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
1 GPU Generation --
20 nm Technology
1 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
LPDDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 38.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 is 7 W, while the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 has a TDP of 155 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 155 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
5 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 is manufactured in 20 nm and has 2.50 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 38.00 MB cache.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
20 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket LGA 2011
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 5000 $
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
308 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
798 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 1.00 GHz
512 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
NVIDIA Shield (1. Gen)
Nintendo Switch
Unknown

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