Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 3 MB
L3 cache	46080 KB (shared) vs 30 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451
PassMark - Single thread mark		1787
PassMark - CPU mark		34583

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Haswell
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Place in performance rating	922	917
Processor Number	E5-2678 v3	E7-8880V3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		June 2015
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	46080 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	12	18
Number of threads	24	36
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		77°C
Maximum frequency		3.10 GHz
Number of QPI Links		3
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Instruction Replay 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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None