Product comparison · 2 cpus

HP Intel Core i7-870 vs HP Intel Core i7-880

47specifications compared
4differ
43identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Intel Core i7-880 has 0.13 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Core i7-870 (3.06 GHz vs 2.93 GHz). The HP Intel Core i7-880 has 0.13 GHz more processor boost frequency than the HP Intel Core i7-870 (3.73 GHz vs 3.6 GHz). Only the HP Intel Core i7-870 has Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology). Processor model: i7-870 on the HP Intel Core i7-870, i7-880 on the HP Intel Core i7-880.

Processor model
- Intel Core i7-870:i7-870
- Intel Core i7-880:i7-880
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i7-870:2.93 GHz
- Intel Core i7-880:3.06 GHz
Processor boost frequency
- Intel Core i7-870:3.6 GHz
- Intel Core i7-880:3.73 GHz
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)
- Intel Core i7-870:Yes
- Intel Core i7-880:No

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Comparison of Intel Core i7-870, Intel Core i7-880
48 specifications	A HP Intel Core i7-870 View product	B HP Intel Core i7-880 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i7-870	i7-880
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.93 GHz	3.06 GHz
Processor cores	4	4
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Processor lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Component for	PC	PC
Processor threads	8	8
System bus rate	2.5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	3.73 GHz
Processor cache	8 MB	8 MB
Processor cache type	L3	L3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 W	95 W
VID Voltage Range	0.65 - 1.4 V	0.65 - 1.4 V
Stepping	B1	B1
Bus type	DMI	DMI
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Memoryidentical
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC	No	No
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No	No
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16	16
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8	1x16, 2x8
Number of Processing Die Transistors	774 M	774 M
Processing Die size	296 mm²	296 mm²
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.2	SSE4.2
Embedded options available	No	No
Processor special features1 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	No	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart Cache	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Tcase	72.7 °C	72.7 °C
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)	VT-d, VT-x	VT-d, VT-x

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