Ultra 7 256V vs Xeon E7-8870 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Core Ultra 7 256V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated631
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data67.69
Architecture codenameHaswell-EX (2015)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Core Ultra 7 256V 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads368
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/s37 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm3 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature75 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Core Ultra 7 256V 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 configuration81
SocketFCLGA2011Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Core Ultra 7 256V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Core Ultra 7 256V 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 E7-8870 v3 and Core Ultra 7 256V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Core Ultra 7 256V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5
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 dataArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Core Ultra 7 256V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes324

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2015 24 September 2024
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon E7-8870 v3 has 125% more physical cores and 350% more threads.

Ultra 7 256V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 723.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Core Ultra 7 256V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8870 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 7 256V is a notebook one.


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