EPYC 7301 vs Xeon E7-8860

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8860 and EPYC 7301 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	740
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.57
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E7	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Westmere-EX (2011)	Naples (2017−2018)
Release date	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,061	$825
Current price	$99 (0x MSRP)	$1500 (1.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8860 and EPYC 7301 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	20	32
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus support	6.4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	513 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8860 and EPYC 7301 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	8	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1567,LGA1567	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8860 and EPYC 7301. 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	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8860 and EPYC 7301 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8860 and EPYC 7301 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8860 and EPYC 7301. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	4 TB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8860 and EPYC 7301.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 April 2011	29 June 2017
Physical cores	10	16
Threads	20	32
Cost	$4061	$825
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	170 Watt

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