Xeon E7-8891 v3 vs E5-2689

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2689
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
6.25
Xeon E7-8891 v3
2015
10 cores / 20 threads, 165 Watt
13.61
+118%

Xeon E7-8891 v3 outperforms Xeon E5-2689 by a whopping 118% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E7-8891 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1082552
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesXeonno data
Power efficiency5.147.81
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Haswell-EX (2015)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)1 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data9.6 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size435 mm2160 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 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 configuration28
Socket2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E7-8891 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E7-8891 v3 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 E5-2689 and Xeon E7-8891 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E7-8891 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E7-8891 v3.

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 E5-2689 6.25
Xeon E7-8891 v3 13.61
+118%

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 E5-2689 9922
Xeon E7-8891 v3 21615
+118%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.25 13.61
Recency 6 March 2012 1 June 2015
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon E5-2689 has 43.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8891 v3, on the other hand, has a 117.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E7-8891 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2689 in performance tests.


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