Intel Xeon E7-8860 vs Intel Celeron B710

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8860 and Intel Celeron B710 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E7-8860

Intel Celeron B710

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8860

9 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 1
19 more threads: 20 vs 1
Around 67% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
10x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
20x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
256x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 16 GB

Number of cores	10 vs 1
Number of threads	20 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L3 cache	30720 KB (shared) vs 1536 KB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron B710

Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 100C vs 69°C
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8860
CPU 2: Intel Celeron B710

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8860	Intel Celeron B710
PassMark - Single thread mark		101
PassMark - CPU mark		106

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8860	Intel Celeron B710
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	April 2011	15 March 2011
Place in performance rating	not rated	3323
Processor Number	E7-8860	B710
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.26 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	513 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	30720 KB (shared)	1536 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	100C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	10	1
Number of threads	20	1
Transistor count	2600 million	504 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	4 TB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported	LGA1567	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S8S
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support