Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Intel Xeon E7-8870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 5.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1761 vs 1110
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1761 vs 1110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 16 more threads: 20 vs 4
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
  • 5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25895 vs 5013
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 4
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 25895 vs 5013

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1761
1110
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5013
25895
Name Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E7-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark 1761 1110
PassMark - CPU mark 5013 25895

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E7-8870

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Westmere EX
Launch date Q4'15 April 2011
Place in performance rating 1435 1439
Processor Number E3-1235LV5 E7-8870
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 10
Number of threads 4 20
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V
Die size 513 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 30720 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 69°C
Transistor count 2600 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 4 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
ECC memory support

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 8
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)