Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 vs Intel Core i7-3820

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Intel Core i7-3820 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Intel Core i7-3820

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 66.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
47.8x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 64.23 GB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1858 vs 1744
10.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60496 vs 5779

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 66.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 64.23 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858 vs 1744
PassMark - CPU mark	60496 vs 5779

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3820

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 165 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

1744

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60496

5779

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4	Intel Core i7-3820
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858	1744
PassMark - CPU mark	60496	5779
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		756
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3163
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		84.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.267
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.758

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4	Intel Core i7-3820
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge E
Launch date	Q1'17	February 2012
Place in performance rating	626	2236
Processor Number	E7-8894V4	i7-3820
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$400
Price now		$199.99
Value for money (0-100)		13.26
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	66.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	48	8
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		67 °C
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.600V – 1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	64.23 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S
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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)