Intel Xeon E7-8837 vs Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8837 and Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17333 vs 5982
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17333 vs 5982

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2111 vs 1011
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2111 vs 1011

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8837
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1011
2111
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17333
5982
Name Intel Xeon E7-8837 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 1011 2111
PassMark - CPU mark 17333 5982
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 896
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 123.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.448

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8837 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EX Skylake
Launch date Q2'11 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1731 1753
Processor Number E7-8837 E3-1225V5
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status Discontinued Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.66 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 4
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory size 4 TB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 1
Package Size 49.17mm x 56.47mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported LGA1567 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Scalability S8S 1S Only
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® TSX-NI
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

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4