Xeon E7-2870 vs i7-4510U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2075not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Xeon E7
Power efficiency10.28no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)5 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$393$4,227

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870 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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate5 GT/s6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache128 KB640 KB
L2 cache512 KB2.56 MB
L3 cache4 MB30 MB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data513 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C69 °C
Number of transistorsno data2600 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168LGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® 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++
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI+no data
AMT9.5no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870 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 i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066
Maximum memory size16 GB1 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 4400no data
Max video memory2 GBno data
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 i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43200x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 April 2014 5 April 2011
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 130 Watt

i7-4510U has an age advantage of 3 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-2870, on the other hand, has 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-4510U and Xeon E7-2870. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-4510U is a notebook processor while Xeon E7-2870 is a server/workstation one.


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