Xeon D-2899NT vs i7-880

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-880 and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1889not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.08no data
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date30 May 2010 (14 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$583$2,138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-880 and Xeon D-2899NT 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)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads844
Base clock speed3.06 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-880 and Xeon D-2899NT 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-880 and Xeon D-2899NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-880 and Xeon D-2899NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-880 and Xeon D-2899NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-880 and Xeon D-2899NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB1 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-880 and Xeon D-2899NT.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1632
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 May 2010 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 22
Threads 8 44
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 135 Watt

i7-880 has 42.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2899NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 450% more physical cores and 450% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-880 and Xeon D-2899NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-880 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2899NT is a server/workstation one.


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