EPYC 7443P vs Xeon E7-8880 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7443P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	80
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	17.00
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	no data	Milan (2021)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,337
Current price	$9094	$2206 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7443P 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	44	48
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.85 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	55 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	no data	4x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7443P 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	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7443P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	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 E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7443P 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 E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7443P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7443P. 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	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	3 TB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7443P.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2016	15 March 2021
Physical cores	22	24
Threads	44	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt

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