Xeon D-2832NT vs E7-8870 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Xeon D-2832NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Xeon D-2832NT 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	40	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L3 cache	50 MB	15 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Xeon D-2832NT 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	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Xeon D-2832NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Xeon D-2832NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Xeon D-2832NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Xeon D-2832NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4
Maximum memory size	3 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Xeon D-2832NT.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2016	1 October 2023
Physical cores	20	8
Threads	40	16
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	70 Watt

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