Xeon W-3345 vs E7-4880 v2

General info

Comparing Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon W-3345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	110	133
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	63.03	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years old)	29 July 2021 (2 years old)
Current price	$423	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon W-3345 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	30	48
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon W-3345 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	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon W-3345. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon W-3345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon W-3345 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon W-3345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon W-3345.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	32	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

E7-4880 v2 outperforms W-3345 by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	31.62	29.83
Recency	1 January 2014	29 July 2021
Physical cores	15	24
Threads	30	48
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	250 Watt

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