i5-1135G7 vs Xeon E7-8870 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1075
Place by popularitynot in top-10033
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiencyno data20.74
Architecture codenameno dataTiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)
Release date1 April 2016 (8 years ago)2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads408
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/s4 GT/s
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache50 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature76 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
PAE46 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR4
Maximum memory size3 TB64 GB
Max memory channels42
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
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes3216

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2016 2 September 2020
Physical cores 20 4
Threads 40 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon E7-8870 v4 has 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

i5-1135G7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-1135G7. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8870 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-1135G7 is a notebook one.


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