Xeon E7-8837 vs E7-4870

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8837 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E7Intel Xeon E7
Architecture codenameWestmere-EX (2011)Westmere-EX (2011)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,394$2,280

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8837 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeQPIQPI
Bus rate6.4 GT/s6.4 GT/s
Multiplier1820
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size513 mm2513 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8837 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketLGA1567LGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8837. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8837 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8837 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8837. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066
Maximum memory size2 TB4 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/s34.113 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 8

Xeon E7-4870 has 25% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

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