Intel Xeon E7-8837 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8837 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Xeon E7-8837

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
125x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32.77 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17333 vs 6563

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17333 vs 6563

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2164 vs 1011

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2164 vs 1011

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8837
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1011

2164

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17333

6563

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1011	2164
PassMark - CPU mark	17333	6563
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		852
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.106

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'11	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1731	1718
Processor Number	E7-8837	E3-1280V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$645
Price now		$1,512.82
Value for money (0-100)		1.84
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	4 TB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	69 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S8S
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)