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Intel Xeon E-2286M

Intel Xeon E-2286M: Power and Reliability for Professionals

April 2025

In the world of mobile processors, Intel Xeon has always been associated with reliability and performance for professional tasks. The Xeon E-2286M model, introduced in 2019, remains relevant in the high-end workstation and business laptop segments. Let’s explore who this CPU is suitable for in 2025 and what benefits it offers.

Architecture and Technology Process: Coffee Lake at 14 nm

The E-2286M processor is built on the Coffee Lake microarchitecture using a 14 nm technology process. Although Intel has long since moved to 10 nm and 7 nm (in hybrid models), 14 nm remains a stable platform for the enterprise sector.

- Cores and Threads: 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency — 2.4 GHz, maximum in turbo mode — 5.0 GHz for a single core and 4.4 GHz for all cores.

- Integrated Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics P630 with a base frequency of 350 MHz and a maximum of 1.25 GHz. Supports 4K displays and hardware acceleration for video encoding/decoding (HEVC, VP9).

- Cache: 16 MB SmartCache.

Architecture Features:

- Support for ECC memory (Error-Correcting Code) — a key feature of Xeon to prevent errors in critical tasks.

- Virtualization (VT-x, VT-d) — important for developers and IT infrastructure.

- Intel vPro — technology for remote management and security of corporate devices.

Power Consumption and TDP: 45 W — Balance or Compromise?

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 45 W indicates that the processor is intended for laptops with robust cooling systems — workstations or "thick" business models.

- Heat Dissipation: Under load (e.g., rendering), temperatures can reach 95–100°C, which requires high-quality heat pipes and fans.

- Power-Saving Modes: Intel Speed Shift (fast frequency switching), dynamic voltage management (DVFS). In idle mode, the frequency reduces to 1.2 GHz, lowering power consumption to 10–15 W.

Performance: Real-World Tasks and Turbo Mode

According to Geekbench 6 (1535 — single-core, 6753 — multi-core), the E-2286M in 2025 competes with modern mid-range CPUs but lags behind high-end 5 nm models.

- Office Work: Utilization of 10–20% while working with documents, browsers (20+ tabs), and video conferencing. No lags even during multitasking.

- Multimedia:

- 4K video rendering in Premiere Pro: 8-core load reduces export time by 30% compared to 6-core CPUs.

- Working in Blender (Cycles): 16 threads allow processing of medium-level scenes in 5–7 minutes.

- Gaming: Integrated P630 graphics are weak for AAA projects. In Dota 2 (Full HD, low settings) — 40–50 FPS. A discrete graphics card (e.g., NVIDIA RTX 3050) is essential for gaming.

- Turbo Mode: During short-term loads (launching applications, code compilation), the frequency can rise to 5.0 GHz, but throttling occurs after 30–60 seconds due to overheating.

Use Cases: Who Needs the Xeon E-2286M?

1. Engineers and Designers: CAD applications (AutoCAD, SolidWorks) require stable multi-threaded performance and ECC memory.

2. Developers: Compiling large projects, virtualization (Docker, VMware).

3. Analysts: Processing Big Data in Python/R.

4. Corporate Users: Security (vPro) and remote management.

Not Suitable For:

- Gamers (without a discrete GPU).

- Users who value battery life (see below).

Battery Life: The Price for Performance

Laptops with the E-2286M rarely run longer than 4–5 hours under moderate load (web surfing, office). The reason is the high TDP and the lack of modern energy-efficient cores (as seen in Intel's 12th generation hybrid CPUs).

Energy-Saving Technologies:

- Intel Dynamic Tuning: Automatically limits performance when running on battery.

- Ultra Low Power States: Deep sleep for peripheral components.

Advice: Choose models with a battery of at least 90 Wh (e.g., Dell Precision 7550) — this can extend usage time to 6–7 hours.

Comparison with Competitors: AMD, Apple, and Others

- AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (2022, 6 nm, 8 cores/16 threads):

- Higher performance in multi-threaded tasks (+15% in Cinebench R23).

- Better integrated graphics (Radeon 680M).

- No support for ECC memory.

- Apple M2 Pro (2023, 5 nm, 10 cores):

- 40% more energy-efficient.

- Higher single-threaded task speed.

- Incompatibility with Windows software.

- Intel Core i9-11980HK (2021, 10 nm, 8 cores/16 threads):

- Similar performance, but lacks ECC and vPro.

Conclusion: The Xeon E-2286M falls behind in speed and energy efficiency but excels in reliability for the corporate sector.

Pros and Cons

Strengths:

- Support for ECC memory and vPro.

- Stability under prolonged loads.

- Good scalability in multi-threaded tasks.

Weaknesses:

- Outdated 14 nm technology process.

- High heat dissipation.

- Weak integrated graphics.

Laptop Selection Recommendations

- Device Type: Workstation (Dell Precision, HP ZBook) or business laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad P15).

- Cooling: At least two fans and four heat pipes.

- Additional:

- Discrete graphics card (NVIDIA RTX A2000 or equivalent).

- 32+ GB DDR4 with ECC.

- 2 TB NVMe SSD.

Examples of 2025 Models:

- Dell Precision 7670: From $2500.

- HP ZBook Fury 16 G9: From $2800.

Final Conclusion

The Intel Xeon E-2286M is a choice for those who prioritize reliability over peak performance. It is an ideal CPU for:

- Corporate workstations with security requirements.

- Engineering tasks utilizing ECC memory.

- Users who value stability more than battery life.

If you need a laptop for on-the-go rendering or gaming, consider models with Ryzen 9 or Intel 12th generation processors. However, for business and professional environments, the Xeon E-2286M remains a reliable solution even in 2025.

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Basic

Label Name
Intel
Platform
Mobile
Launch Date
April 2019
Model Name
?
The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.
E-2286M
Code Name
Coffee Lake

CPU Specifications

Total Cores
?
Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).
8
Total Threads
?
Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.
16
Basic Frequency
2.40 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency
?
Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.
5.00 GHz
Intel Turbo Boost Technology
?
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it, and increased energy efficiency when you don’t.
2.0
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
?
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.
Yes
CPU Socket
?
The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.
FCBGA1440
Technology
?
Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.
14 nm
TDP
45 W
Max. Operating Temperature
?
Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.
100°C
PCI Express Version
?
PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.
3.0
Number of PCI Express Lanes
?
A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.
16
Intel 64
?
Intel® 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop and mobile platforms when combined with supporting software.¹ Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory.
Yes
PCI Express Configurations
?
PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.
Up to 1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8+2x4

Memory Specifications

Memory Type
?
Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.
DDR4-2666 | LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Size
?
Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.
128 GB
Memory Channels
?
The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.
2
Bus Speed
8 GT/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
?
Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).
41.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
?
ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.
Yes

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics Model
?
An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.
Intel® UHD Graphics P630
Graphics Base Frequency
?
Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.
350 MHz
Graphics Frequency
?
Graphics max dynamic frequency refers to the maximum opportunistic graphics render clock frequency (in MHz) that can be supported using Intel® HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency feature.
1.25 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
64 GB
4K Support
Yes | at 60Hz
DirectX Support
?
DirectX* Support indicates support for a specific version of Microsoft’s collection of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for handling multimedia compute tasks.
12
Max Resolution (HDMI)
?
Max Resolution (HDMI) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the HDMI interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.
4096x2304@30Hz
Max Resolution (DP)
?
Max Resolution (DP) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the DP interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.
4096x2304@60Hz
Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)
?
Max Resolution (Integrated Flat Panel) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor for a device with an integrated flat panel (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your device.
4096x2304@60Hz
Max Resolution (VGA)
N/A
Number of Displays Supported
3
Graphics Output
?
Graphics Output defines the interfaces available to communicate with display devices.
eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI

Miscellaneous

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
?
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. It offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.
Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
?
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium® processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.
Yes
Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)
?
Intel® Standard Manageability is the manageability solution for Intel vPro® Essentials platforms and is a subset of Intel® AMT with out-of-band management over Ethernet and Wi-Fi, but no KVM or new life cycle management features.
Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
?
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology is an advanced means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-conservation needs of mobile systems. Conventional Intel SpeedStep® Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage and Frequency Changes, and Clock Partitioning and Recovery.
Yes
Execute Disable Bit
?
Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.
Yes
Cache
?
CPU Cache is an area of fast memory located on the processor. Intel® Smart Cache refers to the architecture that allows all cores to dynamically share access to the last level cache.
16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Intel AES New Instructions
?
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption.
Yes
Intel Clear Video HD Technology
?
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, like its predecessor, Intel® Clear Video Technology, is a suite of image decode and processing technologies built into the integrated processor graphics that improve video playback, delivering cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, and vivid colors, and a clear and stable video picture. Intel® Clear Video HD Technology adds video quality enhancements for richer color and more realistic skin tones.
Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology
Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
?
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel® Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory and power overhead costs and increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.
Yes
Intel InTru 3D Technology
Yes
Intel Flex Memory Access
Yes
Intel OS Guard
Yes
OpenGL Support
?
OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.
4.5
Intel Quick Sync Video
?
Intel® Quick Sync Video delivers fast conversion of video for portable media players, online sharing, and video editing and authoring.
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6
Single Core Score
1535
Geekbench 6
Multi Core Score
6753
Geekbench 5
Single Core Score
1219
Geekbench 5
Multi Core Score
7119
Passmark CPU
Single Core Score
2741
Passmark CPU
Multi Core Score
15151

Compared to Other CPU

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Xeon E-2286G
1648 +7.4%
Ryzen 5 3600
1590 +3.6%
Xeon E-2286M
1535
Core i9-9980XE
1480 -3.6%
Core i9-9900T
1429 -6.9%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M2
7614 +12.7%
Ryzen 5 7640U
7166 +6.1%
Xeon E-2286M
6753
Core i5-9600K
6334 -6.2%
Core i7-8700B
5893 -12.7%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Ryzen 5 6600HS
1306 +7.1%
Core i9-9900KF
1266 +3.9%
Xeon E-2286M
1219
Xeon Gold 6312U
1187 -2.6%
Core i3-1125G4
1156 -5.2%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Core i5-1250PE
7885 +10.8%
Ryzen 9 5900HX
7478 +5%
Xeon E-2286M
7119
Ryzen 5 7535HS
6717 -5.6%
Xeon E5-2663 v3
6315 -11.3%
Passmark CPU Single Core
Core i7-8086K
2862 +4.4%
Ryzen Embedded V3C48
2783 +1.5%
Xeon E-2286M
2741
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
2700 -1.5%
Core i9-10940X
2668 -2.7%
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Core i7-10700E
16418 +8.4%
Core i5-11400H
15752 +4%
Xeon E-2286M
15151
Core i7-9700
14501 -4.3%
Core i7-1265U
13953 -7.9%