Intel Xeon E7-8850 vs Intel Xeon E7-8860

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8850 and Intel Xeon E7-8860 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8860

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum frequency 2.67 GHz vs 2.40 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8850 Intel Xeon E7-8860

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EX Westmere EX
Launch date April 2011 April 2011
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Processor Number E7-8850 E7-8860
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.26 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 513 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 30720 KB (shared) 30720 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 69°C
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz 2.67 GHz
Number of cores 10 10
Number of threads 20 20
Transistor count 2600 million 2600 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory size 4 TB 4 TB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 8
Package Size 49.17mm x 56.47mm 49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported LGA1567 LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Scalability S8S S8S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)

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