Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 74°C
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 74°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.80 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
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2025 vs 1923
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21280 vs 12075
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 758 vs 748
  • Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6231 vs 3176
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2025 vs 1923
PassMark - CPU mark 21280 vs 12075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 758 vs 748
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6231 vs 3176

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1923
2025
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12075
21280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
748
758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3176
6231
Name Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1923 2025
PassMark - CPU mark 12075 21280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 748 758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3176 6231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 122.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.999

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date September 2013 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $1,090 $2,300
Place in performance rating 1624 1699
Price now $709 $763.56
Processor Number E5-2637V2 E5-2667V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.91 6.24
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 74°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 8 16
Transistor count 1400 million 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.65–1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866

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 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 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 Only 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® AVX Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)