Xeon Gold 5416S vs E7-8880 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon Gold 5416S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	232
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	63.97
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	14.22
Architecture codename	no data	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$944

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon Gold 5416S 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	44	32
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	55 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon Gold 5416S 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	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon Gold 5416S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	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 E7-8880 v4 and Xeon Gold 5416S 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	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon Gold 5416S are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon Gold 5416S. 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	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	3 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon Gold 5416S.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2016	10 January 2023
Physical cores	22	16
Threads	44	32

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