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Intel Xeon E7-8870

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Front view of Intel Xeon E7-8870

Reasons to consider the
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Supports more RAM 4,194,304 MB vs 393,216 MB Supports around 10.8x more RAM
Much more l3 cache 30 MB vs 20 MB 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
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
More threads 20 vs 16 4 more threads
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 vs 4 Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration
More l3 cache per core 3 MB/core vs 2.5 MB/core 20% more l3 cache per core
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 2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Around 20% higher turbo clock speed
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.94 GHz vs 2.51 GHz More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Newer May, 2012 vs Apr, 2011 Release date over 1 years later

Features Key features of the Xeon E7-8870  vs E5-4650 

clock speed

Xeon E7-8870
2.4 GHz
Xeon E5-4650
2.7 GHz

turbo clock speed

Xeon E7-8870
2.8 GHz
Xeon E5-4650
3.3 GHz

L2 cache

Xeon E7-8870
3 MB
Xeon E5-4650
2 MB

L3 cache

Xeon E7-8870
30 MB
Xeon E5-4650
20 MB

overclocked clock speed (air)

Xeon E7-8870
2.51 GHz
Xeon E5-4650
2.94 GHz

overclocked clock speed (water)

Xeon E7-8870
2.4 GHz
Xeon E5-4650
2.7 GHz

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E7-8870  vs
E5-4650 
Clock speed 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo clock speed 2.8 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 130W
Annual home energy cost 31.32 $/year 31.32 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 113.88 $/year 113.88 $/year
Typical power consumption 105.63W 105.63W

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

details

 Xeon E7-8870  vs
E5-4650 
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 30 MB 20 MB
L3 cache per core 3 MB/core 2.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 8 4

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.51 GHz 2.94 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.51 GHz 2.94 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

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
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