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Intel Xeon E7-8870

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Supports more RAM 4,194,304 MB vs 2,097,152 MB Supports 2x more RAM
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 vs 4 Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.51 GHz vs 2.4 GHz Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
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Features Key features of the Xeon E7-8870  vs E7-4870 

clock speed

Xeon E7-8870
2.4 GHz
Xeon E7-4870
2.4 GHz

turbo clock speed

Xeon E7-8870
2.8 GHz
Xeon E7-4870
2.8 GHz

L2 cache

Xeon E7-8870
3 MB
Xeon E7-4870
3 MB

L3 cache

Xeon E7-8870
30 MB
Xeon E7-4870
30 MB

overclocked clock speed (air)

Xeon E7-8870
2.51 GHz
Xeon E7-4870
2.4 GHz

overclocked clock speed (water)

Xeon E7-8870
2.4 GHz
Xeon E7-4870
2.4 GHz

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E7-8870  vs
E7-4870 
Clock speed 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 2.8 GHz 2.8 GHz
Cores Deca core Deca core
Socket type
LGA 1567

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
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

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3
DDR
Channels Quad Channel Quad Channel
Supports ECC Yes Yes
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 4,194,304 MB 2,097,152 MB

details

 Xeon E7-8870  vs
E7-4870 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 20 20
L2 cache 3 MB 3 MB
L2 cache per core 0.3 MB/core 0.3 MB/core
L3 cache 30 MB 30 MB
L3 cache per core 3 MB/core 3 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 8 4
Clock multiplier 18 18
Operating temperature Unknown - 69°C Unknown - 69°C

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