Xeon E7-8870 vs EPYC 7551

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7551 and Xeon E7-8870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking400not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.23no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon E7
Power efficiency8.59no data
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Westmere-EX (2011)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,400$4,616

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7551 and Xeon E7-8870 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads6420
Base clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplier2018
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size192 mm2513 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data69 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7551 and Xeon E7-8870 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA1567,LGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon E7-8870. 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)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7551 and Xeon E7-8870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon E7-8870 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon E7-8870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size2 TiB4 TB
Max memory channels84
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s34.113 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon E7-8870.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 June 2017 3 April 2011
Physical cores 32 10
Threads 64 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 130 Watt

EPYC 7551 has an age advantage of 6 years, 220% more physical cores and 220% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E7-8870, on the other hand, has 38.5% lower power consumption.

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