Xeon E7-8895 v2 vs E3-1280 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1083	86
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.16	100.00
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	no data
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$612	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E7-8895 v2 has 3065% better value for money than Xeon E3-1280 v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 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)	no data
Threads	8	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	no data
Bus support	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	8 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	67 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 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 (Uniprocessor)	8
Socket	LGA-1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E7-8895 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E7-8895 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1866	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E7-8895 v2.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	32

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

E7-8895 v2 outperforms E3-1280 v6 by 533% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.84	36.96
Recency	28 March 2017	1 January 2014
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	155 Watt

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