Intel Xeon E7-8837 vs Intel Xeon E5-1410

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8837 and Intel Xeon E5-1410 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8837

Intel Xeon E5-1410

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17958 vs 4922

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17958 vs 4922

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 1073

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488 vs 1073

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8837
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1410

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1073

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17958

4922

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E5-1410
PassMark - Single thread mark	1073	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	17958	4922

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E5-1410
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'11	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1653	1648
Processor Number	E7-8837
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)