Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 vs Intel Xeon E7 8870

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Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Intel Xeon E7-8870

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 with 4 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Xeon E7 8870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.4GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (87W vs 130W)

Intel Xeon E7 8870 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 +125%

833

Intel Xeon E7 8870

369

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

2870

Intel Xeon E7 8870 +6%

3059

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

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Intel Xeon E7 8870

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Apr 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Ivy Bridge

Core Architecture

Westmere-EX

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

Intel Socket 1567

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)

Generation

Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)

Package

1.4 billions

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

87 W

Power Consumption

130 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

160 mm²

Die Size

513 mm²

CPU Performance

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.8 GHz

4

Total Core Count

10

8

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

37.0

Multiplier

18.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

16

PCIe Lanes

-

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