Xeon E7-8890 v4 vs E5-2673 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2673 v4
2016
20 cores / 40 threads, 135 Watt
12.87
+898%
Xeon E7-8890 v4
2016
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
1.29

Xeon E5-2673 v4 outperforms Xeon E7-8890 v4 by a whopping 898% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5972284
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon E7
Power efficiency9.020.74
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,174

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4048
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIQPI
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s3 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L2 cache5 MB6 MB
L3 cache50 MB60 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Xeon E7-8890 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Xeon E7-8890 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Xeon E7-8890 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size1,536 GB3 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Xeon E7-8890 v4.

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 E5-2673 v4 12.87
+898%
Xeon E7-8890 v4 1.29

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 E5-2673 v4 20440
+895%
Xeon E7-8890 v4 2054

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.87 1.29
Physical cores 20 24
Threads 40 48
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon E5-2673 v4 has a 897.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 22.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8890 v4, on the other hand, has 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads.

The Xeon E5-2673 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7-8890 v4 in performance tests.


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