Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 and Intel Xeon 5120 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

13 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 2
Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 67°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2010 vs 770
38.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57307 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	67°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	57307 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 155 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2010

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57307

1486

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010	770
PassMark - CPU mark	57307	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Woodcrest
Launch date	Q1'14	June 2006
Place in performance rating	503	508
Processor Number	E7-8895V2	5120
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$1,628.48
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	1066 MHz FSB
L3 cache	37.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	67°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	15	2
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	30
Die size		143 mm2
L2 cache		4096 KB
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Sockets supported		LGA771
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)