Xeon E5-1691 V3 vs E7-4880 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon E5-1691 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	117	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	35.89	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)
Current price	$770	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon E5-1691 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	15 (Pentadeca-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	30	28
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB	35 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	356 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon E5-1691 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon E5-1691 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon E5-1691 V3 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 E7-4880 v2 and Xeon E5-1691 V3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon E5-1691 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon E5-1691 V3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	32	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	8 September 2014
Physical cores	15	14
Threads	30	28
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	135 Watt

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