Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
96x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 32 GB
7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48879 vs 6974

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	48879 vs 6974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 96% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2213 vs 2104

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2213 vs 2104

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2104

2213

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48879

6974

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2104	2213
PassMark - CPU mark	48879	6974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.535
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13074

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	June 2013
Place in performance rating	576	597
Processor Number	E7-8891V4	E3-1285 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	3	0
Number of threads	20	8
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4700
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3