Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 vs Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 and Intel Xeon E7-8894 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 Platinum 8260

Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 79°C
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2065 vs 1858

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 79°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065 vs 1858

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

3x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1 TB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60496 vs 52066

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	60496 vs 52066

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2065

1858

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52066

60496

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065	1858
PassMark - CPU mark	52066	60496

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q1'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$5383
Place in performance rating	544	528
Processor Number	8260	E7-8894V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 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	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	165 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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)