Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y vs Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y and Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3 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 Silver 4214Y

Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1822 vs 1715

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1822 vs 1715

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 77°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21615 vs 16442

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 77°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21615 vs 16442

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1822

1715

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16442

21615

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1822	1715
PassMark - CPU mark	16442	21615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$768
Place in performance rating	1196	1191
Processor Number	4214Y	E7-8891V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	24	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
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	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
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)	85 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	2S	S8S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)