Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4 vs Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4

Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 18
4 more threads: 40 vs 36
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 75°C

Number of cores	20 vs 18
Number of threads	40 vs 36
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 75°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	E7-8870V4	E7-8860V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	20	18
Number of QPI Links	3	3
Number of threads	40	36
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	3 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	8
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
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	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)