Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2603 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 106% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 76.6°C vs 71°C
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2049 vs 991
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13186 vs 5017
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature 76.6°C vs 71°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2049 vs 991
PassMark - CPU mark 13186 vs 5017

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

  • Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1865 vs 740
  • Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5459 vs 3248
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1865 vs 740
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5459 vs 3248

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2049
991
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13186
5017
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
740
1865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3248
5459
Name Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2049 991
PassMark - CPU mark 13186 5017
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 740 1865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3248 5459

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'14 September 2013
Place in performance rating 1521 1517
Processor Number E5-2637V3 E5-2603V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $240
Price now $39.09
Value for money (0-100) 28.38

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 76.6°C 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 8 4
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.65–1.30V
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support

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 FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt 80 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 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® AVX2 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 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)