Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2440

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2440 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2440

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 10% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 384 GB
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22737 vs 10776

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 6
Number of threads	36 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22737 vs 10776

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2440

Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1151 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151 vs 757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22737

10776

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2440
PassMark - Single thread mark	757	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	22737	10776

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'16	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1820	1796
Processor Number	E7-8860V4	E5-2440
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$295
Price now		$43.72
Value for money (0-100)		61.84
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	18	6
Number of QPI Links	3	1
Number of threads	36	12
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	24
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® AVX2	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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)