Xeon E7-8891 v3 vs E7-4870
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8891 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | 514 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Series | Intel Xeon E7 | no data |
Architecture codename | Westmere (2010−2011) | Haswell-EX (2015) |
Release date | 5 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $4,394 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8891 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
Threads | 20 | 20 |
Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
Bus type | QPI | no data |
Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 18 | no data |
L1 cache | 640 KB | 64K (per core) |
L2 cache | 2.56 MB | 256K (per core) |
L3 cache | 30 MB | 45 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Die size | 513 mm2 | 160 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 79 °C |
Number of transistors | 2600 Million | 1,400 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8891 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) | 8 |
Socket | no data | 1150 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8891 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | no data | + |
vPro | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8891 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8891 v3 are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8891 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3-1066 | DDR3, DDR4-1866 MHz Dual-channel |
Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | no data |
Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.113 GB/s | 85 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8891 v3.
PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | no data | 32 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 5 April 2011 | 1 June 2015 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 165 Watt |
Xeon E7-4870 has 26.9% lower power consumption.
Xeon E7-8891 v3, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon E7-8891 v3. We've got no test results to judge.
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