Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1935 vs 1613
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 19719

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1935 vs 1613
PassMark - CPU mark	36304 vs 19719

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 78.9°C vs 73°C
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	78.9°C vs 73°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1935

1613

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36304

19719

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1935	1613
PassMark - CPU mark	36304	19719
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		311.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		160.724

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	716	720
Processor Number	E7-8857V2	E5-2650V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	78.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	12	20
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)