Xeon MP 7020 Dual-Core vs E7-8880 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon MP 7020 Dual-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	677	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	7.77	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EX (2015)	Paxville (2002−2005)
Release date	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)	December 2005 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon MP 7020 Dual-Core 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	36	2
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.67 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Die size	160 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon MP 7020 Dual-Core 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	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	604
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon MP 7020 Dual-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon MP 7020 Dual-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon MP 7020 Dual-Core are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon MP 7020 Dual-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon MP 7020 Dual-Core.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	32	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	18	2
Threads	36	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	135 Watt

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