Intel Xeon E5 2689 vs Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2689 with 8 cores 2.6GHz and Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 with 18 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2689 Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (115W vs 140W)
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 Advantages
Released 3 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 1600)
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2689
+75%
560
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3
320
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2689
+4%
3329
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3
3199
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Jun 2015
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Haswell-EX
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon E7 (Haswell-EX)
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
115 W
Power Consumption
140 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
75 °C
Intel
Foundry
Intel
435 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.9 GHz
8
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
26.0
Multiplier
21.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
45 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR3,DDR4-1866
4
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
40
PCIe Lanes
32
