Intel Xeon D-1602 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1602 and Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon D-1602

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1602

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 84 vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4.8x lower typical power consumption: 27 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs September 2013
Maximum core temperature	84 vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1923 vs 1435
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12075 vs 2459

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 3 MB
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1923 vs 1435
PassMark - CPU mark	12075 vs 2459

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1602
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1435

1923

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2459

12075

Name	Intel Xeon D-1602	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1435	1923
PassMark - CPU mark	2459	12075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		748
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3176

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1602	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Hewitt Lake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$106	$1,090
Place in performance rating	1771	1624
Processor Number	D-1602	E5-2637V2
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$709
Value for money (0-100)		3.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	84	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	4	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	6
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S Only
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	SPS 3.0
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Quiet System
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)