Intel Xeon E7-8860 vs E5-2670 |
Released April, 2011
Intel Xeon E7-8860
- 2.26 GHz
- Deca core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E7-8860
 | Supports more RAM 4,194,304 MB | | Much more l2 cache 3 MB |
| | Much more l3 cache 24 MB | | More threads 20 |
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Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2670
- 2.6 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the E5-2670
| | Much higher clock speed 2.6 GHz | | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 80 °C | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.13 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more RAM | 4,194,304 MB | vs | 393,216 MB | Supports around 10.8x more RAM | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 3 MB | vs | 2 MB | 50% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l3 cache | 24 MB | vs | 20 MB | 20% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 20 | vs | 16 | 4 more threads | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 2 | 6 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.3 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 20% more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.26 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.67 GHz | Around 25% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 80 °C | vs | 69 °C | More than 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.13 GHz | vs | 2.51 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 93.44W | vs | 105.63W | More than 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.08 GHz | vs | 2.27 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 100.74 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | More than 10% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 27.7 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | More than 10% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Apr, 2011 | Release date 11 months later | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon E7-8860 vs E5-2670
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E7-8860 | vs | E5-2670 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.67 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Deca core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1567 | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 115W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 27.7 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 100.74 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 93.44W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 4,194,304 MB | 393,216 MB | |
details | Xeon E7-8860 | vs | E5-2670 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 20 | 16 | |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.3 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 20 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.4 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 8 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 17 | 33 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69°C | Unknown - 80°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.51 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.27 GHz | 3.08 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.51 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 25,600 MB/s | 64,000 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 4,000 MHz | |
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