Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13135 vs 7062

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13135 vs 7062

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2155 vs 2043
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 857 vs 740
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3271 vs 3248

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2155 vs 2043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	857 vs 740
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3271 vs 3248

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2043

2155

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13135

7062

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

740

857

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3248

3271

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2043	2155
PassMark - CPU mark	13135	7062
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740	857
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3248	3271
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1446	1762
Processor Number	E5-2637V3	E3-1240 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$300
Price now		$384.40
Value for money (0-100)		7.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.40 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	3.80 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	80 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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