Intel Xeon Gold 6137 vs Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6137 and Intel Xeon E7-8893 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6137

Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6137

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 2270

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 2270

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

4x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 768 GB
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28424 vs 19365

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28424 vs 19365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6137
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

2270

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19365

28424

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6137	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499	2270
PassMark - CPU mark	19365	28424

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6137	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	815	811
Processor Number	6137	E7-8893V4
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	3.20 GHz
L3 cache	25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		77°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	3 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	140 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® AVX2
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)