Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
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Comparing AMD A8-3800 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

Comparison of video cards AMD A8-3800 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

Top features of Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

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  • Higher clock speed
    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
    Around -4% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    15 left arrow 4
    2 times more threads
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
    Around 13% better overclocked clock speed
AMD A8-3800

Top features of AMD A8-3800

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  • Performance per watt
    65 W left arrow 130 W
    About 0.5 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and AMD A8-3800 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 left arrow AMD A8-3800
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Family Intel Xeon E7 left arrow AMD A
Generation 4 left arrow 1
CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 left arrow AMD A8-3000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 vs AMD A8-3800 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 2.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
CPU Cores 15 left arrow 4
Turbo (1 Core) 3.10 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
CPU Threads 30 left arrow 4
Hyperthreading Yes left arrow No
Overclocking No left arrow Yes
Core architecture normal left arrow normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and AMD A8-3800 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon HD 6550D
GPU frequency left arrow 0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo
Execution units left arrow 5
Shader left arrow 400
Max. GPU Memory -- left arrow 1 GB
Max. displays left arrow 2
Generation left arrow 3
DirectX Version left arrow 11
Technology left arrow 32 nm
Release date left arrow Q2/2011

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and AMD A8-3800. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow Decode
VP9 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow Decode
VC-1 No left arrow Decode
JPEG No left arrow Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and AMD A8-3800 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
ECC Yes left arrow No
Memory channels 4 left arrow 2

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and AMD A8-3800.

Specification Value
AES-NI Yes left arrow No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 or AMD A8-3800? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 130 W left arrow 65 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and AMD A8-3800 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
L3-Cache 38.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
Architecture Ivy Bridge EX left arrow Llano (K10)
Technology 22 nm left arrow 32 nm
Socket LGA 2011 left arrow FM1
Release date Q1/2014 left arrow Q3/2011

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and AMD A8-3800.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown left arrow Unknown

Benchmarks

Real tests Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 vs AMD A8-3800

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

It tests entire and overall performance of the central processing unit (mathematical calculations, compression and decompression speed, 2D&3D graphic tests).

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