Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21615 vs 8027
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 21615 vs 8027

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2237 vs 1715
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2237 vs 1715

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1715
2237
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
21615
8027
Name Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 1715 2237
PassMark - CPU mark 21615 8027
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 923
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4154

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Skylake
Launch date Q2'15 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1142 1137
Processor Number E7-8891V3 E3-1245V5
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 20 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 1.5 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 52mm x 45mm 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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

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

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4