Intel Xeon E-2234 vs Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2234 and Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics image quality, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E-2234

Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2234

Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 83% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2770 vs 1935

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2770 vs 1935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 69.3°C
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 9114

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 69.3°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36304 vs 9114

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2770

1935

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9114

36304

Name	Intel Xeon E-2234	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2770	1935
PassMark - CPU mark	9114	36304

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2234	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	27 May 2019	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$250
Place in performance rating	823	820
Processor Number	E-2234	E7-8857V2
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.3°C	73°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8	12
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)