Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4 vs Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4 and Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3 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 E7-8893 v4

Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

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 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2270 vs 1730

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2270 vs 1730

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 77°C
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46001 vs 28424

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 77°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	46001 vs 28424

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2270

1730

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28424

46001

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4	Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2270	1730
PassMark - CPU mark	28424	46001

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4	Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	680	681
Processor Number	E7-8893V4	E7-8867V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of QPI Links	3	3
Number of threads	8	32
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	8
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	165 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)