Xeon Gold 5220R vs E7-8870 v3
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Xeon Gold 5220R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 265 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 26.27 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.02 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-EX (2015) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,555 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Xeon Gold 5220R 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 | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 36 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 9.6 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 24 MB |
| L3 cache | 45 MB (shared) | 35.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | 86 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Xeon Gold 5220R 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 | 8 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Xeon Gold 5220R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Xeon Gold 5220R 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 E7-8870 v3 and Xeon Gold 5220R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Xeon Gold 5220R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 GB/s | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Xeon Gold 5220R.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2015 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 24 |
| Threads | 36 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 150 Watt |
Xeon E7-8870 v3 has 7.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5220R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Xeon Gold 5220R. We've got no test results to judge.
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