Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 has 15 cores with 30 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the Intel Xeon E7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2011 socket and was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2

CPU lineage

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Name: Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
Family: Intel Xeon E7
CPU group: Intel Xeon E7 v2
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 has 15 CPU cores and can calculate 30 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 is 2.30 GHz (2.90 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 15 / 30
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 15x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (15 Cores): 2.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware: --
AI specifications: --

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 1536 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 1536 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe:
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 130 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 30.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2011
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 30.00 MB
Architecture: Ivy Bridge EX
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q1/2014
Release price: 3350 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

Benchmark results

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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i3-4005U Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
156
Intel Celeron N4100 Intel Celeron N4100
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
153
AMD Athlon II X4 640 AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
152
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
151
AMD Athlon II X4 635 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
147
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
146
AMD A6-3650 AMD A6-3650
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
145
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1775
Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1774
Intel Core i7-4770K Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1769
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
1765
Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1762
Intel Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1759
Intel Xeon E-2244G Intel Xeon E-2244G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1741
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