Xeon 6952P vs E7-8880 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon 6952P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking687not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.77no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EX (2015)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon 6952P 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)96
Threads36192
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB (shared)480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon 6952P 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 configuration82
SocketFCLGA20117529
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon 6952P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon 6952P 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 Xeon 6952P 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 Xeon 6952P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon 6952P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes3296

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2015 24 September 2024
Physical cores 18 96
Threads 36 192
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 400 Watt

Xeon E7-8880 v3 has 166.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6952P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 433.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

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