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.

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

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
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 67895 vs 14097

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	67895 vs 14097

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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2220 vs 2099

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	2220 vs 2099

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2099

2220

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

67895

14097

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2099	2220
PassMark - CPU mark	67895	14097
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	345	331
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)