Xeon E7-8880 v4 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon E7-8880 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.75no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency22.67no data
Architecture codenameStorm Peak (2023)no data
Release date19 October 2023 (1 year ago)1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,349no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon E7-8880 v4 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads12844
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data9.6 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache256 MB (shared)55 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die size8x 71 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon E7-8880 v4 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 configuration18
SocketsTR5FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon E7-8880 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data46 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon E7-8880 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon E7-8880 v4 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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon E7-8880 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data3 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon E7-8880 v4.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes12832

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2023 1 April 2016
Physical cores 64 22
Threads 128 44
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 150 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX has an age advantage of 7 years, 190.9% more physical cores and 190.9% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E7-8880 v4, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon E7-8880 v4. We've got no test results to judge.


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