Core i7-880 vs Xeon Silver 4114

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4114 and Core i7-880 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	841	1781
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.63	0.25
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	30 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$694	$583
Current price	$70 (0.1x MSRP)	$199 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4114 has 10952% better value for money than i7-880.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4114 and Core i7-880 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	10 (Deca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	20	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.73 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	13.75 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	296 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	73 °C
Number of transistors	no data	774 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4114 and Core i7-880 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Core i7-880. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4114 and Core i7-880 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Core i7-880 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Core i7-880. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Core i7-880.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Silver 4114 outperforms Core i7-880 by 295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.50	2.15
Recency	11 July 2017	30 May 2010
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	20	8
Cost	$694	$583
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt

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