Xeon E7-8880 v3 vs Ultra 7 155H

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E7-8880 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	433	687
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	no data
Power efficiency	53.47	7.77
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H (2023)	Haswell-EX (2015)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$503	no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 7 155H 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	22	36
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 4 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	110 °C	77 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 7 155H 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	1	8
Socket	FCBGA2049	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E7-8880 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-
Supported AI Software Frameworks	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT	-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E7-8880 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E7-8880 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E7-8880 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	96 GB	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	2.25 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E7-8880 v3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E7-8880 v3 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E7-8880 v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E7-8880 v3.

PCIe version	5.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	32
PCI support	5.0 and 4.0	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.82	11.49
Recency	14 December 2023	1 June 2015
Physical cores	16	18
Threads	22	36
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	150 Watt

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