Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 and Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
  • 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 4096x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Number of cores 24 vs 12
Number of threads 48 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 3 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Name Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 18071
PassMark - Single thread mark 2110
PassMark - CPU mark 68717

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge-EP Broadwell
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Launch date November 2013 Q2'16
Place in performance rating 328 330
Processor Number E5-2651 v2 E7-8890V4
Vertical segment Server Server
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1800 MHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 3 MB
L3 cache 30 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Number of cores 12 24
Number of threads 24 48
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz
Number of QPI Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB (per socket) 3 TB
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 8
Sockets supported LGA2011 FCLGA2011
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 32
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability S8S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)