Intel Xeon E7-8837 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8837 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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 E5-2450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

10.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 384 GB
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17958 vs 10978

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17958 vs 10978

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1260 vs 1073

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1260 vs 1073

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8837
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1073

1260

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17958

10978

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E5-2450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1073	1260
PassMark - CPU mark	17958	10978

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E5-2450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'11	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1737	1731
Processor Number	E7-8837	E5-2450
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$722.22
Value for money (0-100)		4.15
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	16
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory size	4 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S8S	2S Only
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)