Intel Xeon E7-8870 vs Itanium 9560 |
Released April, 2011
Intel Xeon E7-8870
- 2.4 GHz
- Deca core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E7-8870
 | More threads 20 | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 105.63W |
| | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 113.88 $/year | | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 31.32 $/year |
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Released November, 2012
Intel Itanium 9560
- 2.53 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the Itanium 9560
| | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Higher clock speed 2.53 GHz |
| | More l3 cache 32 MB | | Much more l3 cache per core 4 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More threads | 20 | vs | 16 | 4 more threads | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 105.63W | vs | 138.13W | Around 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | vs | 148.92 $/year | Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | vs | 40.95 $/year | Around 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 3 MB | Around 35% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.53 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| More l3 cache | 32 MB | vs | 30 MB | More than 5% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 4 MB/core | vs | 3 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Significantly more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.3 MB/core | More than 65% more l2 cache per core | |||
| Newer | Nov, 2012 | vs | Apr, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon E7-8870 vs Itanium 9560
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E7-8870 | vs | Itanium 9560 |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.53 GHz | |
| Cores | Deca core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1567 | |||
| LGA 1248 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 170W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 40.95 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 148.92 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 138.13W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
details | Xeon E7-8870 | vs | Itanium 9560 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 20 | 16 | |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.3 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 30 MB | 32 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 4 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 8 | 8 | |
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 | 1 | |
| Data rate | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
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