Xeon E7-8880 v3 vs W-2135

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2135
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
9.09
Xeon E7-8880 v3
2015
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
11.49
+26.4%

Xeon E7-8880 v3 outperforms Xeon W-2135 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking844687
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.65no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency6.147.76
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell-EX (2015)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)1 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$835no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads1236
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s9.6 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size484 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)8
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E7-8880 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E7-8880 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size512 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E7-8880 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4832

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 W-2135 9.09
Xeon E7-8880 v3 11.49
+26.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon W-2135 14440
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18244
+26.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.09 11.49
Recency 29 August 2017 1 June 2015
Physical cores 6 18
Threads 12 36
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon W-2135 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 7.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8880 v3, on the other hand, has a 26.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E7-8880 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2135 in performance tests.


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