Xeon E7-8830 vs i5-3470

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3470 and Xeon E7-8830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1654not rated
Place by popularity15not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.59no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Xeon E7
Power efficiency3.63no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Westmere-EX (2011)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$184$2,280

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-3470 and Xeon E7-8830 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate5 GT/s6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size132.8 mm2513 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °C64 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3470 and Xeon E7-8830 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 configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA1567,LGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3470 and Xeon E7-8830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3470 and Xeon E7-8830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3470 and Xeon E7-8830 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3470 and Xeon E7-8830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.113 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2500N/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3470 and Xeon E7-8830 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3470 and Xeon E7-8830.

PCIe version3.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2012 3 April 2011
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 105 Watt

i5-3470 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8830, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-3470 and Xeon E7-8830. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-3470 is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-8830 is a server/workstation one.


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