Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 vs Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
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| Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon E7-4870 v2 or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 has 15 cores with 30 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 was released in Q1/2014. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) was released in 02/2016. |
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| Intel Xeon E7 (20) | Family | Broadcom BCM (3) |
| Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20) | CPU group | Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) |
| 4 | Generation | 3 |
| Ivy Bridge EX | Architecture | Cortex-A15 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 has 15 CPU cores and can calculate 30 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 is 2.30 GHz (2.90 GHz) while the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is at 1.40 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
| 15 | Cores | 4 |
| 30 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 2.30 GHz | Frequency | 1.40 GHz |
| 2.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| 2.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Broadcom VideoCore 5 |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | 5 |
| Technology | 40 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 2 |
| -- | Shader | 24 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 1 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Broadcom VideoCore 5 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 3.6 GB/s. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
| DDR3-1600 | Memory | |
| 1536 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 51.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 3.6 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 0.50 MB |
| 30.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 is 130 W, while the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
| 130 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 7 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | 4 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 30.00 MB cache. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
| 22 nm | Technology | 40 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | ISA extensions | -- |
| LGA 2011 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Linux |
| Q1/2014 | Release date | 02/2016 |
| 3200 $ | Release price | 35 $ |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
| Unknown | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ |
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