Xeon E7-8880 v2 vs E5-1603
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7-8880 v2 outperforms Xeon E5-1603 by a whopping 650% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon E7-8880 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1912 | 427 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.58 | 11.87 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Release date | 1 January 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 January 2014 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon E7-8880 v2 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 15 (Pentadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 30 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 37.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 64 °C | 73 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.6V - 1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon E7-8880 v2 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 | FCLGA2011 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon E7-8880 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon E7-8880 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon E7-8880 v2 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon E7-8880 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 375 GB | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 31.4 GB/s | 85 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon E7-8880 v2.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 32 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.16 | 16.19 |
| Recency | 1 January 2012 | 1 January 2014 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 15 |
| Threads | 4 | 30 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Xeon E7-8880 v2 has a 649.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 275% more physical cores and 650% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5-1603 in performance tests.
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