Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

 

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 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • 96x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 32 GB
  • 8.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60496 vs 6954
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 4
Number of threads 48 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum memory size 3 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 60496 vs 6954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

  • 4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2073 vs 1858
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2073 vs 1858

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1858
2073
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
60496
6954
Name Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1858 2073
PassMark - CPU mark 60496 6954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 29.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 442.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 62.686

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Broadwell
Launch date Q1'17 Q2'15
Place in performance rating 523 507
Processor Number E7-8894V4 E3-1265LV4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.30 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 24 4
Number of QPI Links 3 0
Number of threads 48 8

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s 29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 3 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 35 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013B

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16
Scalability S8S 1S Only

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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

eDRAM 128 MB
Execution Units 48
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3