Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 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 E5-2603 v2

Intel Xeon E7-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	September 2013 vs April 2011
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

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
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1110 vs 991
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25895 vs 5017

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30720 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110 vs 991
PassMark - CPU mark	25895 vs 5017

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

991

1110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5017

25895

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2	Intel Xeon E7-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	991	1110
PassMark - CPU mark	5017	25895
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5459

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2	Intel Xeon E7-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Westmere EX
Launch date	September 2013	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$240
Place in performance rating	1527	1519
Price now	$39.09
Processor Number	E5-2603V2	E7-8870
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	28.38
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	513 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	30720 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	4	20
Transistor count	1400 million	2600 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S 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® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)