Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 vs Intel Xeon X5698

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and Intel Xeon X5698 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 E7-8880 v2

Intel Xeon X5698

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

13 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
7.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25966 vs 3447

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25966 vs 3447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5698

Around 42% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1922 vs 1316

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1922 vs 1316

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5698

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1316

1922

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25966

3447

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2	Intel Xeon X5698
PassMark - Single thread mark	1316	1922
PassMark - CPU mark	25966	3447

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2	Intel Xeon X5698
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q1'14	February 2011
Place in performance rating	1356	1346
Processor Number	E7-8880V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	15	2
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	30
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1170 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	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® 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
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)