Intel Pentium G860T vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2

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Intel Pentium G860T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium G860T and the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium G860T 2 core processor released in Q2/2012 with the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 which has 15 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
Intel Pentium G800 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
3 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge S Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G860T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 clocks with 2.80 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 15 CPU cores and can calculate 30 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium G860T Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
2 Cores 15
2 Threads 30
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium G860T Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium G860T, while the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 supports a maximum of 1536 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium G860T Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 38.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium G860T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 is 155 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium G860T Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 155 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G860T has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 is at 38.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Pentium G860T Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 2011
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 5000 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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