Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3 vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3 and Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3

Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 75°C

Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 75°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark		1634
PassMark - CPU mark		51476

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	June 2015	June 2015
Place in performance rating	not rated	735
Processor Number	E7-8870V3	E7-8890V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	46080 KB (shared)	46080 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	18	18
Number of QPI Links	3	3
Number of threads	36	36
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Graphics
Processor graphics	None	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	8
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	165 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	S8S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	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)