Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 vs Intel Xeon E7-4870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Intel Xeon E7-4870 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 E7-4870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 10
16 more threads: 36 vs 20
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 2 TB
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22737 vs 11939

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 10
Number of threads	36 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 2 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22737 vs 11939

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4870

Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1054 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054 vs 757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

1054

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22737

11939

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon E7-4870
PassMark - Single thread mark	757	1054
PassMark - CPU mark	22737	11939

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4	Intel Xeon E7-4870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Westmere EX
Launch date	Q2'16	Q2'11
Place in performance rating	1929	1914
Processor Number	E7-8860V4	E7-4870
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	18	10
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	36	20
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	2 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	4
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)