Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Intel Xeon E7-8870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Intel Xeon E7-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2227 vs 1124

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2227 vs 1124

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24434 vs 7384

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24434 vs 7384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2227

1124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7384

24434

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4	Intel Xeon E7-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	2227	1124
PassMark - CPU mark	7384	24434
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	862
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3659

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4	Intel Xeon E7-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Westmere EX
Launch date	Q2'16	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1462	1460
Processor Number	E5-1620V4	E7-8870
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	20
Die size		513 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		30720 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2600 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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)