Xeon E7-8880 v3 vs Celeron Dual-Core T1700
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7-8880 v3 outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T1700 by a whopping 1615% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2732 | 677 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Celeron Dual-Core | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.81 | 7.77 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Haswell-EX (2015) |
| Release date | 7 December 2008 (15 years ago) | 1 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.83 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 9.6 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 45 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 160 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 77 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 8 |
| Socket | PPGA478 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Xeon E7-8880 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Xeon E7-8880 v3 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Xeon E7-8880 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Xeon E7-8880 v3.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 32 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.67 | 11.49 |
| Recency | 7 December 2008 | 1 June 2015 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 18 |
| Threads | 2 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
Celeron Dual-Core T1700 has 328.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon E7-8880 v3, on the other hand, has a 1614.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon E7-8880 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T1700 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T1700 is a notebook processor while Xeon E7-8880 v3 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Xeon E7-8880 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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