Xeon Gold 6256 vs E7-8870

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8870 and Xeon Gold 6256 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	146
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E7	no data
Power efficiency	no data	13.59
Architecture codename	Westmere-EX (2011)	no data
Release date	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,616	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8870 and Xeon Gold 6256 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	10 (Deca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	20	24
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	6.4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	33 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	513 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	64 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8870 and Xeon Gold 6256 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 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA1567,LGA1567	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8870 and Xeon Gold 6256. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8870 and Xeon Gold 6256 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8870 and Xeon Gold 6256 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8870 and Xeon Gold 6256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8870 and Xeon Gold 6256.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 April 2011	1 January 2020
Physical cores	10	12
Threads	20	24
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

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