Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
32 more threads: 36 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
93.7x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 32.77 GB
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22737 vs 4678

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22737 vs 4678

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
2x lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1875 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875 vs 757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

1875

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22737

4678

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	757	1875
PassMark - CPU mark	22737	4678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2310

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'16	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1821	1816
Processor Number	E7-8860V4	E3-1220V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$220
Price now		$329.11
Value for money (0-100)		5.99
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	18	4
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	36	4
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	69 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	S8S
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® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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® Fast Memory Access
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)