Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon E7 8850
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 with 12 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon E7 8850 with 10 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (120W vs 130W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3
+151%
945
Intel Xeon E7 8850
376
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3
+81%
7467
Intel Xeon E7 8850
4103
General Parameters
Jan 2015
Release Date
Apr 2011
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EP
Core Architecture
Westmere-EX
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 1567
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Generation
Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
130 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
513 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.4 GHz
12
Total Core Count
10
24
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
15.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR3,DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
-
40
PCIe Lanes
-
