Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 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 E7-8894 v4

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2110 vs 1858
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68717 vs 60496

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110 vs 1858
PassMark - CPU mark	68717 vs 60496

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

2110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60496

68717

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858	2110
PassMark - CPU mark	60496	68717

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'17	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	626	411
Processor Number	E7-8894V4	E7-8890V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of QPI Links	3	3
Number of threads	48	48
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 TB	3 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	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 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® 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	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)