Xeon E7-8880 v4 vs E5-2696 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E7-8880 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	457	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.10	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	no data
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	$122	$9094

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	36	44
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	55 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 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 configuration	2	8
Socket	2011-3	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E7-8880 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
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	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Instruction Replay	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E7-8880 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E7-8880 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E7-8880 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	3 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E7-8880 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	1 April 2016
Physical cores	18	22
Threads	36	44
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	150 Watt

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