EPYC 7662 vs Xeon E7-8880 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7662 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	43
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	19.14
Architecture codename	no data	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7662 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	44	128
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	20
L1 cache	no data	4 MB
L2 cache	no data	32 MB
L3 cache	55 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7662 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	Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7662. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7662 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 v4 and EPYC 7662 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
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 v4 and EPYC 7662. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	3 TB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and EPYC 7662.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	32	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2016	19 February 2020
Physical cores	22	64
Threads	44	128
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	225 Watt

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