Pentium 8500 vs Xeon E7-8860

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8860 and Pentium 8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E7	Intel Alder Lake-M
Architecture codename	Westmere-EX (2011)	Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,061	no data
Current price	$39 (0x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8860 and Pentium 8500 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)	5 (Penta-Core)
Threads	20	6
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus support	6.4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	513 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8860 and Pentium 8500 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1567,LGA1567	Intel BGA 1781
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Pentium 8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8860 and Pentium 8500 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 E7-8860 and Pentium 8500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Pentium 8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	800 MHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-8860 and Pentium 8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Pentium 8500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Pentium 8500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Pentium 8500.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	14

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 April 2011	23 February 2022
Physical cores	10	5
Threads	20	6
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	9 Watt

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