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.

 

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 1820 1815
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)