Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

5 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 10
10 more threads: 30 vs 20
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25966 vs 21270

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 10
Number of threads	30 vs 20
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25966 vs 21270

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 73°C
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1794 vs 1316

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 73°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1794 vs 1316

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1316

1794

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25966

21270

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1316	1794
PassMark - CPU mark	25966	21270
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6091
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		18.09

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1356	1420
Processor Number	E7-8880V2	E5-2680V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,260
Price now		$401.11
Value for money (0-100)		11.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	15	10
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	30	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		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	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	52mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	115 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 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® AVX	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)