Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2

Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39311 vs 34583

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39311 vs 34583

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 15
6 more threads: 36 vs 30
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 73°C
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1787 vs 1610

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 15
Number of threads	36 vs 30
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 73°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1787 vs 1610

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1610

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39311

34583

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	39311	34583

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'14	June 2015
Place in performance rating	832	817
Processor Number	E7-4880V2	E7-8880V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	15	18
Number of QPI Links	3	3
Number of threads	30	36
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		46080 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
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	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
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)	130 Watt	150 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® AVX	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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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