Xeon E7-8895 v2 vs X7560

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X7560
2010
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
5.11
Xeon E7-8895 v2
2014
15 cores / 30 threads, 155 Watt
35.99
+604%

Xeon E7-8895 v2 outperforms Xeon X7560 by a whopping 604% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X7560 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1215101
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.7221.96
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X7560 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads1630
Base clock speed2.27 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L3 cache24 MB L3 Cache37.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X7560 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 configurationno data8
SocketFCBGA1567,FCLGA1567no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon E7-8895 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon X7560 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x+no data
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon E7-8895 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon E7-8895 v2.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

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 X7560 5.11
Xeon E7-8895 v2 35.99
+604%

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 X7560 8110
Xeon E7-8895 v2 57165
+605%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.11 35.99
Recency 1 January 2010 1 January 2014
Physical cores 8 15
Threads 16 30
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 155 Watt

Xeon X7560 has 19.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8895 v2, on the other hand, has a 604.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 87.5% more physical cores and 87.5% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E7-8895 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X7560 in performance tests.


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