Xeon E7-8895 v3 vs Core 2 Extreme X7900

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2725	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Extreme	no data
Power efficiency	1.51	no data
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	no data
Release date	1 September 2007 (17 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$851	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E7-8895 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	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	45 MB Last Level Cache
Chip lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Die size	143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	77 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.1V-1.375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E7-8895 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	1	8
Socket	PPGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	44 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E7-8895 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	no data	46 Bit
AMT	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E7-8895 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	102 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E7-8895 v3.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2007	1 April 2015
Physical cores	2	18
Threads	2	36
Chip lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	44 Watt	175 Watt

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