Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 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 E7-8895 v2

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57307 vs 54699

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	57307 vs 54699

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

9 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 15
18 more threads: 48 vs 30
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2107 vs 2010

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 15
Number of threads	48 vs 30
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2107 vs 2010

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2010

2107

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57307

54699

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010	2107
PassMark - CPU mark	57307	54699

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'14	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	503	493
Processor Number	E7-8895V2	8168
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	37.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	67°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	15	24
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	30	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	205 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCLGA3647
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)