Intel Xeon E7-8867 v4 vs Intel Pentium B970

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8867 v4 and Intel Pentium B970 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7-8867 v4

Intel Pentium B970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8867 v4

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 2
34 more threads: 36 vs 2
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
192x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 16 GB

Number of cores	18 vs 2
Number of threads	36 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B970

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 85C vs 80°C
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Maximum core temperature	85C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8867 v4
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B970

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8867 v4	Intel Pentium B970
PassMark - Single thread mark		1029
PassMark - CPU mark		1100
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		668

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8867 v4	Intel Pentium B970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'16	1 October 2011
Place in performance rating	not rated	2689
Processor Number	E7-8867V4	B970
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$125
Price now		$50.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.33
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	85C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	18	2
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	36	2
Die size		149 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2048 KB
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
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		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 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