Intel Xeon E7-4830 v4 vs Intel Xeon E7-8893 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4830 v4 and Intel Xeon E7-8893 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon E7-4830 v4

Intel Xeon E7-8893 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4830 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8893 v3

Around 25% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 68°C

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 68°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 4

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4830 v4	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	E7-4830V4	E7-8893V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of QPI Links	3	3
Number of threads	28	8
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	8
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	140 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® AVX2
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)