Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs E7-2860

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	113
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.26
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E7	no data
Power efficiency	no data	18.57
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Westmere-EX (2011)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	3 April 2011 (14 years ago)	10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,670	$3,141

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-2860 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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	10 (Deca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	20	64
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	6.4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	513 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-2860 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	LGA1567	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-2860 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E7-2860 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-2860 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-2860 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-2860 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 April 2011	10 January 2023
Physical cores	10	32
Threads	20	64
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

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