Intel Xeon Gold 5320 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5320 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 Gold 5320

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5320

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 4
44 more threads: 52 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 75°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65892 vs 13954

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	26 vs 4
Number of threads	52 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65892 vs 13954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2196 vs 2152

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2196 vs 2152

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5320
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2152

2196

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65892

13954

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5320	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2152	2196
PassMark - CPU mark	65892	13954
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15346

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5320	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1792
Place in performance rating	283	290
Processor Number	5320	E5-2637V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	1664 KB
L2 cache	26 MB
L3 cache	39 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	26	4
Number of threads	52	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		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)