Intel Xeon E7-4809 v3 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4809 v3 and Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon E7-4809 v3

Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4809 v3

Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2

7 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 8
14 more threads: 30 vs 16
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 70°C

Number of cores	15 vs 8
Number of threads	30 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 70°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 4

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4809 v3	Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'15	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	E7-4809V3	E7-8870V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	73°C
Number of cores	8	15
Number of QPI Links	3	3
Number of threads	16	30
Maximum frequency		2.90 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	8
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S4S	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® AVX2	Intel® AVX
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	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)