ProductXeon E5-2420 v2Xeon E7-8890 v4
Brand Intel Intel
Street Price (Approx) ~ $406
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# CPU Cores 624
Frequency (GHz) 2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Cache (MB) 1560
TDP (Watts) 80 W165 W
Product Segment ServerServer
Status ReleasedReleased
Announced On 2014-01-012016-03-01
TechnicalsXeon E5-2420 v2Xeon E7-8890 v4
Dimensions (2D) 45x45 mm45x45 mm
Conflict Free? 11
# CPU Cores 624
Threads/Core 1248
Frequency (GHz) 2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (GHz) 2.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Cache (MB) 1560
Instructions Width (bits) 6464
Instructions Extensions AVXAVX 2.0
Lithography Process (nm) 22 nm14 nm
TDP (Watts) 80 W165 W
Max RAM 384 GB3.07 GB
RAM Types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
# Memory Channels 34
Memory Bandwidth (GB/Sec) 38.4GB/s85GB/s
Max CPU / Package 28
GPU None
PCI-E Version 33
PCI-E Max Lanes # 2432
Compatible Sockets FCLGA1356FCLGA2011
Intel Turbo Boost Version 22
Intel V-Pro Yes
Intel Hyper-Thread YesYes
Intel Virtualization (VTX) YesYes
Intel Directed I/O (VTD) YesYes
Intel Ext. Page Tables (EPT) YesYes
Intel TSX Sync. Extensions NoYes
Intel 64 YesYes
Idle States YesYes
Enhanced Speedstep YesYes
Thermal MonitoringTech. YesYes
Flex Memory NoNo
Intel ID Protect No
Intel AES New Instructions YesYes
Intel Secure Key YesYes
Intel OS Guard YesYes
Trusted Execution YesYes
Execution Disable YesYes

 

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs. Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 Specs & Speed Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs. Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 Specs & Speed Benchmarks

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