Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 79°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 4.5 TB vs 3 TB
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2427 vs 2175

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 79°C
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB vs 3 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427 vs 2175

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 69143 vs 60188

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	69143 vs 60188

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2427

2175

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60188

69143

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427	2175
PassMark - CPU mark	60188	69143

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$13422
Place in performance rating	260	255
Processor Number	8276L	E7-8890V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	1792 KB
L2 cache	28 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	28	24
Number of threads	56	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	4.5 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)