Intel Xeon E7-8837 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8837 and Intel Xeon E3-1290 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7-8837

Intel Xeon E3-1290

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 56.7°C
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17333 vs 5429

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 56.7°C
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17333 vs 5429

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290

Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1834 vs 1011

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1834 vs 1011

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8837
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1011

1834

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17333

5429

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E3-1290
PassMark - Single thread mark	1011	1834
PassMark - CPU mark	17333	5429
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		725
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2794

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E3-1290
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'11	May 2011
Place in performance rating	1735	1766
Processor Number	E7-8837	E3-1290
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$885
Price now		$885
Value for money (0-100)		2.89
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	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	56.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	4 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 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	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S8S
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		2.0
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support