Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
- Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2
- 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 12
- 6 more threads: 30 vs 24
Number of cores | 15 vs 12 |
Number of threads | 30 vs 24 |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 vs 2 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2
Name | Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 | Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 7451 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1610 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 39311 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 | Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Haswell-EP | Ivy Bridge |
Family | Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 | |
Place in performance rating | 922 | 927 |
Processor Number | E5-2678 v3 | E7-4880V2 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Launch date | Q1'14 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family | |
Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2500 MHz | 2.50 GHz |
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | 8 GT/s QPI |
L1 cache | 768 KB | |
L2 cache | 3 MB | |
L3 cache | 30 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 22 nm |
Number of cores | 12 | 15 |
Number of threads | 24 | 30 |
Maximum core temperature | 73°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.10 GHz | |
Number of QPI Links | 3 | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 1066/1333/1600 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 4 |
Sockets supported | LGA2011-3 (R3) | FCLGA2011 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 130 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 52mm x 45mm | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | 32 |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Scalability | S4S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |