7 160UL vs Xeon E7-4870 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4870 v2 and Core 7 160UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4870 v2 and Core 7 160UL 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 cores15 (Pentadeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads3012
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4870 v2 and Core 7 160UL 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 configuration41
SocketFCLGA20111700
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4870 v2 and Core 7 160UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4870 v2 and Core 7 160UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4870 v2 and Core 7 160UL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4870 v2 and Core 7 160UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4870 v2 and Core 7 160UL.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes328

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2014 8 April 2024
Physical cores 15 10
Threads 30 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E7-4870 v2 has 50% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

7 160UL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-4870 v2 and Core 7 160UL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-4870 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core 7 160UL is a desktop one.


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