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.

 

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: 2049 vs 1718
  • 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 2049 vs 1718
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 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17101 vs 13186
  • 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 17101 vs 13186
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
2049
1718
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13186
17101
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 2049 1718
PassMark - CPU mark 13186 17101
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 1521 1510
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)