Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 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 E5-1620 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 831 vs 740
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3526 vs 3248

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	831 vs 740
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3526 vs 3248

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 76.6°C vs 66.2°C
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2043 vs 2015
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13135 vs 6989

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76.6°C vs 66.2°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2043 vs 2015
PassMark - CPU mark	13135 vs 6989

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2015

2043

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6989

13135

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

831

740

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3526

3248

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2015	2043
PassMark - CPU mark	6989	13135
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	831	740
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3526	3248

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1486	1438
Processor Number	E5-1620V3	E5-2637V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.2°C	76.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	135 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)