Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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 E3-1245

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
96x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 32 GB
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22737 vs 5334

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22737 vs 5334

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1717 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1717 vs 757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

1717

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22737

5334

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1245
PassMark - Single thread mark	757	1717
PassMark - CPU mark	22737	5334
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		713
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2683

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'16	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1817	1840
Processor Number	E7-8860V4	E3-1245
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$350
Price now		$260
Value for money (0-100)		9.09
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	18	4
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	36	8
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
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	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P3000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support