Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2430 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4

  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 6
  • 32 more threads: 44 vs 12
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 76°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 384 GB
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1647 vs 1530
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37875 vs 12267
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 22 vs 6
Number of threads 44 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature 77°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 3 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1647 vs 1530
PassMark - CPU mark 37875 vs 12267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

  • Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 150 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1647
1530
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
37875
12267
Name Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1647 1530
PassMark - CPU mark 37875 12267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11822

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2430 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date Q2'16 September 2013
Place in performance rating 929 928
Processor Number E7-8880V4 E5-2430V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $311
Price now $559.99
Value for money (0-100) 4.65

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 77°C 76°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 22 6
Number of QPI Links 3 1
Number of threads 44 12
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s 38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size 3 TB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 2
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32 24
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® 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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)