Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
48x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 64 GB
8.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68717 vs 8226

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68717 vs 8226

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2307 vs 2110

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2307 vs 2110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2110

2307

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68717

8226

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110	2307
PassMark - CPU mark	68717	8226
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4423
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		14711

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'16	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	328	320
Processor Number	E7-8890V4	E3-1260LV5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	48	8
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	S8S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support