Xeon D-2899NT vs E7-8891 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking552not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.81no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EX (2015)Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,138

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8891 v3 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads2044
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8891 v3 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 configuration81
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Xeon D-2899NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
PAE46 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Xeon D-2899NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8891 v3 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 E7-8891 v3 and Xeon D-2899NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600DDR4
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Xeon D-2899NT.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes3232
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 10 22
Threads 20 44
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon D-2899NT has an age advantage of 8 years, 120% more physical cores and 120% more threads, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 22.2% lower power consumption.

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