Xeon E7-8895 v3 vs E5420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5420 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2257	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.50	no data
Release date	1 October 2007 (17 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5420 and Xeon E7-8895 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	no data	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	no data	36
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	9.6 GT/s
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	45 MB Last Level Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	77 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5420 and Xeon E7-8895 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	no data	8
Socket	LGA771	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5420 and Xeon E7-8895 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	no data	46 Bit
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Announced

Security technologies

Xeon E5420 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5420 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5420 and Xeon E7-8895 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	102 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5420 and Xeon E7-8895 v3.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2007	1 April 2015
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	175 Watt

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