Xeon E7-8891 v3 vs Athlon X4 860K
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7-8891 v3 outperforms Athlon X4 860K by a whopping 530% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2111 | 690 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.87 | 3.15 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Haswell-EX (2015) |
| Release date | 12 August 2014 (11 years ago) | 1 June 2015 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E7-8891 v3 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 9.6 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 256K | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 45 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 160 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 79 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E7-8891 v3 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 8 |
| Socket | FM2+ | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E7-8891 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E7-8891 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E7-8891 v3 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E7-8891 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E7-8891 v3.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 32 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.94 | 12.23 |
| Recency | 12 August 2014 | 1 June 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 165 Watt |
Athlon X4 860K has 73.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon E7-8891 v3, on the other hand, has a 530.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X4 860K in performance tests.
Note that Athlon X4 860K is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-8891 v3 is a server/workstation one.
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