Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 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 E7-8857 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1935 vs 1767
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 28266

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1935 vs 1767
PassMark - CPU mark	36304 vs 28266

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 73°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 73°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1935

1767

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36304

28266

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1935	1767
PassMark - CPU mark	36304	28266
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3194
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		14.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		107.856
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		28.156

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'14	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	815	828
Processor Number	E7-8857V2	E5-2683V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	12	32
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	120 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)