Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
  • 20 more threads: 36 vs 16
  • 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
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1634 vs 1430
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51476 vs 13713
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2015 vs May 2012
Number of cores 18 vs 8
Number of threads 36 vs 16
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 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1634 vs 1430
PassMark - CPU mark 51476 vs 13713

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650

  • Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 165 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1634
1430
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
51476
13713
Name Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4650
PassMark - Single thread mark 1634 1430
PassMark - CPU mark 51476 13713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 16028

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4650

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date June 2015 May 2012
Place in performance rating 736 740
Processor Number E7-8890V3 E5-4650
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $799
Price now $95.49
Value for money (0-100) 37.38

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 2.70 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
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 3.30 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 0.6V-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 384 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 4
Package Size 52mm x 45mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability S8S 4S 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)