Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 384 GB
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2104 vs 1655
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48879 vs 17033

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2104 vs 1655
PassMark - CPU mark	48879 vs 17033

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 79°C
Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2104

1655

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48879

17033

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2104	1655
PassMark - CPU mark	48879	17033
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'16	September 2013
Place in performance rating	581	596
Processor Number	E7-8891V4	E5-2450V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of QPI Links	3	1
Number of threads	20	16
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	2S Only
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® AVX
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)