Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
6x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 256 GB
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1935 vs 1737
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 17762

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1935 vs 1737
PassMark - CPU mark	36304 vs 17762

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz

Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1935

1737

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36304

17762

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	1935	1737
PassMark - CPU mark	36304	17762
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14	March 2012
Place in performance rating	716	727
Processor Number	E7-8857V2	E5-2687W
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$815
Price now		$2,636.50
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	12	16
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	2S Only
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® AVX
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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)