Xeon E7-2860 vs i7-6800K

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6800K and Xeon E7-2860 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1034not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.69no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E7
Power efficiency4.55no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-E (2016)Westmere-EX (2011)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$345$3,670

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6800K and Xeon E7-2860 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.67 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data17
L1 cache32 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data513 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C69 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6800K and Xeon E7-2860 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011LGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6800K and Xeon E7-2860. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Response+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-6800K and Xeon E7-2860 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6800K and Xeon E7-2860 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6800K and Xeon E7-2860. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.113 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6800K and Xeon E7-2860.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes28no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2016 3 April 2011
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 130 Watt

i7-6800K has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E7-2860, on the other hand, has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, and 7.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-6800K and Xeon E7-2860. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-6800K is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-2860 is a server/workstation one.


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