Xeon W-3275M vs i7-880

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-880
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.09
Xeon W-3275M
2019
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
25.02
+1097%

Xeon W-3275M outperforms Core i7-880 by a whopping 1097% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-880 and Xeon W-3275M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1878197
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.075.02
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency2.0811.55
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date30 May 2010 (14 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$583$7,453

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3275M has 7071% better value for money than i7-880.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-880 and Xeon W-3275M 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads856
Base clock speed3.06 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate2.5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.75 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)28 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)38.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C76 °C
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-880 and Xeon W-3275M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-880 and Xeon W-3275M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-880 and Xeon W-3275M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-880 and Xeon W-3275M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-880 and Xeon W-3275M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size16 GB2 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-880 and Xeon W-3275M.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

i7-880 2.09
Xeon W-3275M 25.02
+1097%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-880 3319
Xeon W-3275M 39736
+1097%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-880 514
Xeon W-3275M 1219
+137%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-880 1678
Xeon W-3275M 12239
+629%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 25.02
Recency 30 May 2010 3 June 2019
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 8 56
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 205 Watt

i7-880 has 115.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3275M, on the other hand, has a 1097.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-3275M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-880 in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-880 is a desktop processor while Xeon W-3275M is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-880 and Xeon W-3275M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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