Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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 E7-8890 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 256 GB
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51476 vs 17753

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2015 vs March 2012
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	46080 KB (shared) vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51476 vs 17753

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1740 vs 1634

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740 vs 1634

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1634

1740

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51476

17753

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	1634	1740
PassMark - CPU mark	51476	17753
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	June 2015	March 2012
Place in performance rating	737	738
Processor Number	E7-8890V3	E5-2687W
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$815
Price now		$2,636.50
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	46080 KB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	36	16
Transistor count	1400 million	2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
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)