Xeon D-2899NT vs E7-8880 v4
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | no data | Ice Lake-D (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 1 April 2016 (8 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,138 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon D-2899NT 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) | 22 (Docosa-Core) |
| Threads | 44 | 44 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 55 MB | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon D-2899NT 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCBGA2579 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 135 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon D-2899NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon D-2899NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon D-2899NT are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon D-2899NT. 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 |
| Maximum memory size | 3 TB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Xeon D-2899NT.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 32 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 24 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2016 | 14 December 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 135 Watt |
Xeon D-2899NT has an age advantage of 7 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.
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