Xeon E7-8880 v3 vs X3480

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3480
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.14
Xeon E7-8880 v3
2015
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
11.92
+457%

Xeon E7-8880 v3 outperforms Xeon X3480 by a whopping 457% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3480 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1884671
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.057.76
Architecture codenameno dataHaswell-EX (2015)
Release date1 April 2010 (14 years ago)1 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3480 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads836
Base clock speed3.06 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rateno data9.6 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C77 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3480 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 configuration18
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3480 and Xeon E7-8880 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bit46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon X3480 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3480 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 X3480 and Xeon E7-8880 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3480 and Xeon E7-8880 v3.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1632

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 X3480 2.14
Xeon E7-8880 v3 11.92
+457%

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 X3480 3273
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18244
+457%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.14 11.92
Recency 1 April 2010 1 June 2015
Physical cores 4 18
Threads 8 36
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon X3480 has 57.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8880 v3, on the other hand, has a 457% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 350% more physical cores and 350% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E7-8880 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3480 in performance tests.


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