Braswell vs Xeon E7-8870 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Braswell 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
Architecture codename	Haswell-EX (2015)	Airmont (2015−2016)
Release date	1 June 2015 (8 years ago)	no data
Current price	$4035	$217

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Braswell 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	no data
Threads	36	no data
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Braswell 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Braswell. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Braswell technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Braswell are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Braswell. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	no data
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 E7-8870 v3 and Braswell.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	32	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

22 nm

14 nm

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