Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 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 E7-8860 v4

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 6
24 more threads: 36 vs 12
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 69°C
2x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22737 vs 11405

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 6
Number of threads	36 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 69°C
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 1.5 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22737 vs 11405

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2376 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2376 vs 757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

2376

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22737

11405

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	757	2376
PassMark - CPU mark	22737	11405
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		945
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.096

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1814	1783
Processor Number	E7-8860V4	E5-1650V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	18	6
Number of QPI Links	3	0
Number of threads	36	12
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	140 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	1S 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® AVX2	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)