Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and Intel Xeon E7-8890 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 79°C
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 2110
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 79°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2472 vs 2110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

  • 3x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68717 vs 55297
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 3 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 68717 vs 55297

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2472
2110
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
55297
68717
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2472 2110
PassMark - CPU mark 55297 68717

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Broadwell
Launch date 11 Dec 2018 Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP) $5383
Place in performance rating 348 330
Processor Number 8260M E7-8890V4
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 2.20 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)