Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 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 8256

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.90 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 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2336 vs 1787

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 Dec 2018 vs June 2015
Maximum frequency	3.90 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	2336 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 7% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 72°C
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x 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
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34583 vs 16787

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 72°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
L3 cache	46080 KB (shared) vs 16.5 MB
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34583 vs 16787

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2336

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16787

34583

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8256	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	16787	34583

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8256	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$8030
Place in performance rating	919	917
Processor Number	8256	E7-8880V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	46080 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	18
Number of threads	8	36
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		3
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
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
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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	S8S	S8S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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