Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 10
20 more threads: 40 vs 20
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 768 GB

Number of cores	20 vs 10
Number of threads	40 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 76°C
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 76°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark		1866
PassMark - CPU mark		22390
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6694

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'16	September 2013
Place in performance rating	not rated	1360
Processor Number	E7-8870V4	E5-2690V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,697
Price now		$435
Value for money (0-100)		11.18
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	88°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	10
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	40	20
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25600 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
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 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	130 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	2S
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	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)