Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 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 Platinum 8156

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2245 vs 1787

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245 vs 1787

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 71°C
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34583 vs 16852

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 71°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34583 vs 16852

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2245

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16852

34583

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	16852	34583

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2015
Place in performance rating	980	975
Processor Number	8156	E7-8880V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	18
Number of threads	8	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		46080 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		3
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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