Intel Xeon Gold 6346 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6346 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 6346

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6346

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 78°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
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2461 vs 2210
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55568 vs 14067

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2461 vs 2210
PassMark - CPU mark	55568 vs 14067

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6346
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2461

2210

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55568

14067

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6346	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2461	2210
PassMark - CPU mark	55568	14067
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15346

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6346	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2708
Place in performance rating	349	334
Processor Number	6346	E5-2637V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	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	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	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)	205 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)