Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1290 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 E5-2637 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

23.4x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.77 GB
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13140 vs 6526

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13140 vs 6526

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 87 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2127 vs 2043
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 860 vs 740
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3289 vs 3248

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	87 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2127 vs 2043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	860 vs 740
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3289 vs 3248

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2043

2127

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13140

6526

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

740

860

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3248

3289

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2043	2127
PassMark - CPU mark	13140	6526
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740	860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3248	3289

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'14	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1445	1449
Processor Number	E5-2637V3	E3-1290V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$885
Price now		$885
Value for money (0-100)		3.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.70 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	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2
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	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 1333/1600
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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	87 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	2S
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)