Intel Xeon Gold 6330 vs Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6330 and Intel Xeon E7-8891 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 Gold 6330

Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6330

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 10
36 more threads: 56 vs 20
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 79°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 3 TB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59734 vs 48879

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 10
Number of threads	56 vs 20
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 79°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 3 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59734 vs 48879

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2104 vs 1842

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2104 vs 1842

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6330
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1842

2104

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

59734

48879

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6330	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1842	2104
PassMark - CPU mark	59734	48879

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6330	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1894 - $1905
Place in performance rating	640	650
Processor Number	6330	E7-8891V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB
L2 cache	28 MB
L3 cache	42 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	28	10
Number of threads	56	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	3 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)