Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 vs Intel Xeon W5590

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 and Intel Xeon W5590 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

Intel Xeon W5590

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1923 vs 1580
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12075 vs 6718

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs August 2009
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1923 vs 1580
PassMark - CPU mark	12075 vs 6718

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5590

3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2806 vs 748
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10032 vs 3176

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2806 vs 748
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10032 vs 3176

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1923

1580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12075

6718

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

748

2806

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3176

10032

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2	Intel Xeon W5590
PassMark - Single thread mark	1923	1580
PassMark - CPU mark	12075	6718
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	748	2806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3176	10032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.152

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2	Intel Xeon W5590
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Nehalem EP
Launch date	September 2013	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,090	$270
Place in performance rating	1624	1627
Price now	$709	$2,508.95
Processor Number	E5-2637V2	W5590
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	3.91	0.73
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	263 mm2
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)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1400 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	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 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	40-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)