Xeon E7-8895 v2 vs E5-4650 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-4650 v3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
7.08
Xeon E7-8895 v2
2014
15 cores / 30 threads, 155 Watt
37.35
+428%

Xeon E7-8895 v2 outperforms Xeon E5-4650 v3 by a whopping 428% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4650 v3 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking101699
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.1521.97
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)no data
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4650 v3 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads2430
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache30 MB (shared)37.5 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)87 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4650 v3 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 configuration48
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4650 v3 and Xeon E7-8895 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
PAE46 Bit46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4650 v3 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4650 v3 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4650 v3 and Xeon E7-8895 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size768 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4650 v3 and Xeon E7-8895 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4032

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Xeon E5-4650 v3 7.08
Xeon E7-8895 v2 37.35
+428%

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.

Xeon E5-4650 v3 10838
Xeon E7-8895 v2 57165
+427%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.08 37.35
Recency 1 June 2015 1 January 2014
Physical cores 12 15
Threads 24 30
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 155 Watt

Xeon E5-4650 v3 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 47.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8895 v2, on the other hand, has a 427.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

The Xeon E7-8895 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-4650 v3 in performance tests.


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