Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 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 E5-2623 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 80.2°C vs 76°C
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1944 vs 1917
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 775 vs 748

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	80.2°C vs 76°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1944 vs 1917
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	775 vs 748

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12040 vs 11655

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12040 vs 11655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1944

1917

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11655

12040

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

775

748

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3176

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1944	1917
PassMark - CPU mark	11655	12040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	775	748
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3176	3176

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1493	1510
Processor Number	E5-2623V3	E5-2637V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,090
Price now		$709
Value for money (0-100)		3.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	80.2°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	130 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	2S	2S Only
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® AVX
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)