Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3

Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 62°C
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21615 vs 19755

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 62°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21615 vs 19755

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1800 vs 1715

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1800 vs 1715

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1715

1800

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21615

19755

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715	1800
PassMark - CPU mark	21615	19755

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'15	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1049	1037
Processor Number	E7-8891V3	E5-2630LV4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	62°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	20	20
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	55 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	2S
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® 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	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)