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).

Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

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	438	444
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