Xeon E7-8880 v3 vs 2.8

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 2.8 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	687
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	7.76
Architecture codename	Paxville (2002−2005)	Haswell-EX (2015)
Release date	September 2002 (22 years ago)	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 2.8 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	2	36
Base clock speed	no data	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	16 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	130 nm	22 nm
Die size	217 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °C
Number of transistors	200 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 2.8 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 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 configuration	2	8
Socket	604	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 2.8 and Xeon E7-8880 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon 2.8 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 2.8 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 2.8 and Xeon E7-8880 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 2.8 and Xeon E7-8880 v3.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	18
Threads	2	36
Chip lithography	130 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	150 Watt

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