Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 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: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Intel Xeon E7-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 10
16 more threads: 36 vs 20
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 80% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 80% 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 10
Number of threads	36 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB vs 30720 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8870

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E7-8870
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6829
PassMark - Single thread mark		1124
PassMark - CPU mark		24434

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E7-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Westmere EX
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	Q4'14	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1349	1376
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3	E7-8870
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	6.4 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	30720 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	18	10
Number of threads	36	20
Die size		513 mm
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Maximum frequency		2.80 GHz
Transistor count		2600 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	LGA1567
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		49.17mm x 56.47mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability		S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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)