Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3 vs Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3 and Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 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 v3

Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 15
6 more threads: 36 vs 30
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 67°C

Number of cores	18 vs 15
Number of threads	36 vs 30
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 67°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
873813.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 175 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L3 cache	37.5 MB vs 45 MB Last Level Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 175 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark		2010
PassMark - CPU mark		57307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'15	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	not rated	418
Processor Number	E7-8895V3	E7-8895V2
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v3 Family	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s	8 GT/s
L3 cache	45 MB Last Level Cache	37.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	18	15
Number of QPI Links	3	3
Number of threads	36	30
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	8
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	52mm x 45mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	175 Watt	155 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 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	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)