Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8890 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

  • 20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
  • 40 more threads: 48 vs 8
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 75°C
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1.5 TB
  • 4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68717 vs 14067
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 4
Number of threads 48 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 79°C vs 75°C
Maximum memory size 3 TB vs 1.5 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 68717 vs 14067

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2210 vs 2110
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2210 vs 2110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2110
2210
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
68717
14067
Name Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2110 2210
PassMark - CPU mark 68717 14067
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 15346

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Broadwell
Launch date Q2'16 Q1'16
Place in performance rating 330 334
Processor Number E7-8890V4 E5-2637V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 24 4
Number of QPI Links 3 2
Number of threads 48 8
VID voltage range 0

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 3 TB 1.5 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 2
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 135 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 x4, x8, x16
Scalability S8S 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology

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® Instruction Replay 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)