Intel Xeon E7-4870 v3 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4870 v3 and Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Peripherals.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3

  • Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 4

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-4870 v3 Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell-EX Haswell
Launch date June 2015 June 2015
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E7-8870V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 160 mm 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 46080 KB (shared) 46080 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 18 18
Transistor count 1400 million 1400 million
Base frequency 2.10 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 75°C
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 36

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3, DDR4 DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 8
Sockets supported 1150 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52mm x 45mm

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
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)

Graphics

Processor graphics None

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability S8S

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