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.

 

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 918 916
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