Ultra 7 268V vs Xeon E7-8880 v3

Place in the ranking	677	461
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	7.77	84.00
Architecture codename	Haswell-EX (2015)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Core Ultra 7 268V 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	36	8
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	37 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Die size	160 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Core Ultra 7 268V 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	FCLGA2011	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Core Ultra 7 268V 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 E7-8880 v3 and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5
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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Core Ultra 7 268V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.49	15.09
Recency	1 June 2015	24 September 2024
Physical cores	18	8
Threads	36	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	17 Watt

Xeon E7-8880 v3 has 125% more physical cores and 350% more threads.

Ultra 7 268V, on the other hand, has a 31.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 782.4% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 7 268V is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7-8880 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8880 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 7 268V is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Core Ultra 7 268V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.