Intel Xeon E5-2470 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2470 and Intel Xeon E7-8870 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 E5-2470
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
- Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 78 °C vs 69°C
- Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
- Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1410 vs 1110
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2012 vs April 2011 |
Maximum frequency | 3.10 GHz vs 2.80 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 78 °C vs 69°C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1410 vs 1110 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
- 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
- Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 10.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 384 GB
- Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25895 vs 14464
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 10 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 20 vs 16 |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 30720 KB (shared) vs 20480 KB (shared) |
Maximum memory size | 4 TB vs 384 GB |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 8 vs 2 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 25895 vs 14464 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2470
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8870
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2470 | Intel Xeon E7-8870 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1410 | 1110 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 14464 | 25895 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2470 | Intel Xeon E7-8870 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge EN | Westmere EX |
Launch date | May 2012 | April 2011 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,480 | |
Place in performance rating | 1518 | 1519 |
Price now | $316.72 | |
Processor Number | E5-2470 | E7-8870 |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family | Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family |
Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Value for money (0-100) | 9.36 | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.30 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s QPI | 6.4 GT/s QPI |
Die size | 294 mm | 513 mm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) | 30720 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 69°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.10 GHz | 2.80 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 10 |
Number of QPI Links | 1 | |
Number of threads | 16 | 20 |
Transistor count | 1270 million | 2600 million |
VID voltage range | 0.60V-1.35V | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | 4 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB | 4 TB |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 | DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 8 |
Package Size | 45mm x 42.5 mm | 49.17mm x 56.47mm |
Sockets supported | FCLGA1356 | LGA1567 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 130 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 24 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 2S Only | S8S |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |