Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2665

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2665 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

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
  • 20 more threads: 36 vs 16
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.10 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
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22737 vs 14117
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 8
Number of threads 36 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 3.10 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 14117

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2665

  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 81.8°C vs 75°C
  • Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 757
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 81.8°C vs 75°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1355 vs 757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2665

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
757
1355
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22737
14117
Name Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2665
PassMark - Single thread mark 757 1355
PassMark - CPU mark 22737 14117
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 573
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4647

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2665

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q2'16 March 2012
Place in performance rating 1820 1816
Processor Number E7-8860V4 E5-2665
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $142
Price now $141.50
Value for money (0-100) 24.14

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C 81.8°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.10 GHz
Number of cores 18 8
Number of QPI Links 3 2
Number of threads 36 16
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 3 TB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 2
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 115 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32 40
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
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)