Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 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 E5-2640 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 75°C
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20889 vs 14043

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 75°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	20889 vs 14043

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1850
6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4138 vs 695
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 15346 vs 5464

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206 vs 1850
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4138 vs 695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	15346 vs 5464

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1850

2206

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20889

14043

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

4138

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5464

15346

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1850	2206
PassMark - CPU mark	20889	14043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	695	4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5464	15346

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1419	334
Processor Number	E5-2640V4	E5-2637V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	8
VID voltage range	0	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	135 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)