Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 vs Xeon 6979P
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 with 18 cores 2.1GHz and Xeon 6979P with 120 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 's Advantages
Lower TDP (140W vs 500W)
Xeon 6979P 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 1866)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (504MB vs 45MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 22nm)
Score
General Parameters
Jun 2015
Release Date
Sep 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EX
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E7 (Haswell-EX)
Generation
Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-AP)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
-
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
500 W
75 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
Intel
Foundry
Intel
160 mm²
Die Size
3x598 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
10 nm
-
I/O Die Size
2x 241
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
18
Total Core Count
120
36
Total Thread Count
240
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
21.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
45 MB shared
L3 Cache
504 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
8
SMP
2
-
AVX-512 FMA Ports
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3,DDR4-1866
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
3 TB
2
Max Memory Channels
12
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
