Intel Xeon Gold 6137 vs Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6137 and Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6137

Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6137

4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 1935

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 1935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 19365

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36304 vs 19365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6137
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

1935

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19365

36304

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6137	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499	1935
PassMark - CPU mark	19365	36304

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6137	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'17	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	697	718
Processor Number	6137	E7-8857V2
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	3.00 GHz
L3 cache	25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		73°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	S8S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)