Intel Xeon Gold 6212U vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6212U and Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
12 more threads: 48 vs 36
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 77°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2013 vs 1787

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs June 2015
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 77°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2013 vs 1787

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Around 26% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34583 vs 27470

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	46080 KB (shared) vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34583 vs 27470

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2013

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27470

34583

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2013	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	27470	34583

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 April 2019	June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$2000
Place in performance rating	914	917
Processor Number	6212U	E7-8880V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	46080 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	24	18
Number of threads	48	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		3
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	S8S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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
Processor graphics		None