Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 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 E5-2630 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 76.6°C vs 72.1°C
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2043 vs 1710
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 740 vs 711

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76.6°C vs 72.1°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2043 vs 1710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740 vs 711

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 59% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17171 vs 13140
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5264 vs 3248

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17171 vs 13140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5264 vs 3248

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2043

1710

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13140

17171

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

740

711

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3248

5264

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2043	1710
PassMark - CPU mark	13140	17171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740	711
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3248	5264

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1434	1425
Processor Number	E5-2637V3	E5-2630V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76.6°C	72.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	8	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866
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	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	85 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
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® 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	46-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)