i7-12700 vs Xeon E7-8880 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated300
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data28.14
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 April 2016 (8 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4420
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache55 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size3 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes3220

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 22 12
Threads 44 20
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E7-8880 v4 has 83.3% more physical cores and 120% more threads.

i7-12700, on the other hand, has 130.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Core i7-12700. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8880 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-12700 is a desktop one.


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