Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 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 E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
2x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 145 Watt

Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 1.5 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 145 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 76°C

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 76°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark		2123
PassMark - CPU mark		33227
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8870 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	not rated	123
Processor Number	E7-8870V4	E5-2697AV4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	40	32
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	145 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® AVX2
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® 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)