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Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2. Specifications

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Q1/2016
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
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Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 or Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 has a base frequency of 2.20 GHz. 18 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 120 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 has a base frequency of 2.80 GHz. 15 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 155 W. Released in Q1/2014.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    3 more cores

    18 left arrow 15
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    120 W left arrow 155 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    533 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    91 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    497 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    63 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    211 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    271 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    42 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    140 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 27% better clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v4 left arrow Intel Xeon E7 v2
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Xeon E7
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.2 GHz left arrow 2.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    18 left arrow 15
  • CPU Threads
    36 left arrow 30
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.3 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (18 Cores)
    2.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (15 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 and Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    120 W left arrow 155 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 and Intel Xeon E7-8890 v2, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Broadwell E left arrow Ivy Bridge EX
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    45 MB left arrow 38 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q1/2014
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 2011
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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