Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 vs Intel Xeon E7-8837

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2 and Intel Xeon E7-8837 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.

Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2

Intel Xeon E7-8837

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2

7 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 8
22 more threads: 30 vs 8
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm

Number of cores	15 vs 8
Number of threads	30 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB

Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8837

Name	Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2	Intel Xeon E7-8837
PassMark - Single thread mark		1011
PassMark - CPU mark		17333

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2	Intel Xeon E7-8837
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Westmere EX
Launch date	Q1'14	Q2'11
Place in performance rating	not rated	1638
Processor Number	E7-2870V2	E7-8837
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	15	8
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	30	8
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	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	52mm x 45mm	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S2S	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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)