Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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 E7-8893 v4

Intel Xeon E5-4650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

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 32 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 384 GB
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2270 vs 1430
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28424 vs 13713

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2270 vs 1430
PassMark - CPU mark	28424 vs 13713

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2270

1430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28424

13713

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4	Intel Xeon E5-4650
PassMark - Single thread mark	2270	1430
PassMark - CPU mark	28424	13713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16028

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4	Intel Xeon E5-4650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'16	May 2012
Place in performance rating	680	667
Processor Number	E7-8893V4	E5-4650
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$799
Price now		$95.49
Value for money (0-100)		37.38
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	8	16
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	51.2 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	4
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	4S 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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)