Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2049 vs 1619
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13186 vs 5258

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2049 vs 1619
PassMark - CPU mark	13186 vs 5258

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

5.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 135 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 135 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2049

1619

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13186

5258

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2049	1619
PassMark - CPU mark	13186	5258
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3248

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1521	1529
Processor Number	E5-2637V3	E3-1230Lv3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$289
Price now		$287.90
Value for money (0-100)		7.40
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	25 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None