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.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5

Intel Xeon E7-8870

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 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1761 vs 1124

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 1124

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
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24434 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	24434 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

1124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5013

24434

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5	Intel Xeon E7-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1761	1124
PassMark - CPU mark	5013	24434

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	1436	1463
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)