Intel Xeon E7-8837 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8837 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 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), 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).

Intel Xeon E7-8837

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB

Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1774 vs 1011
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24208 vs 17333

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1774 vs 1011
PassMark - CPU mark	24208 vs 17333

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8837
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1011

1774

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17333

24208

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1011	1774
PassMark - CPU mark	17333	24208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		713
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7890
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8837	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'11	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1638	1639
Processor Number	E7-8837	E5-2680V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	84.5°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	8	24
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S8S	2S
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)