Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs E7-8890 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated404
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.32
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiencyno data10.74
Architecture codenameHaswell-EX (2015)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,938

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon E5-2699A 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads3644
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate9.6 GT/s2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB (shared)55 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million7,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon E5-2699A 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 configuration82 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon E5-2699A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAE46 Bit46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon E5-2699A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1.5 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Xeon E5-2699A v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes3240

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2015 25 October 2016
Physical cores 18 22
Threads 36 44
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 145 Watt

Xeon E5-2699A v4 has an age advantage of 1 year, 22.2% more physical cores and 22.2% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 13.8% lower power consumption.

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