Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 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, Graphics API support. 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 E3-1280 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
8.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 69143 vs 8399

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	69143 vs 8399

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2331 vs 2175

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2331 vs 2175

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2175

2331

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

69143

8399

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2175	2331
PassMark - CPU mark	69143	8399
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15978

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'16	5 August 2015
Place in performance rating	255	246
Processor Number	E7-8890V4	E3-1280V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$612
Price now		$690.01
Value for money (0-100)		4.55
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.70 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	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	48	8
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		1400 million
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
ECC memory support
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	80 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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		None
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		N / A
Max resolution over eDP		N / A
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		N / A
OpenGL		N / A