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.

 

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 771 772
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)