Intel Xeon E7-8850 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8850 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8850

Intel Xeon E7-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870

Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.40 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.40 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8850
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8870

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8850	Intel Xeon E7-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark		1110
PassMark - CPU mark		25895

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8850	Intel Xeon E7-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Westmere EX
Launch date	April 2011	April 2011
Place in performance rating	not rated	1439
Processor Number	E7-8850	E7-8870
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	2.40 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	2.80 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)