Intel Xeon Silver 4114 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4114 and Intel Xeon E5-2637 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 Silver 4114

Intel Xeon E5-2637

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4114

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 70.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1681 vs 1654
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20666 vs 5775

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 70.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1681 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark	20666 vs 5775

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4114
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1681

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20666

5775

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4114	Intel Xeon E5-2637
PassMark - Single thread mark	1681	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	20666	5775
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	675
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5733

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4114	Intel Xeon E5-2637
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1508	1515
Processor Number	4114	E5-2637
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	70.0°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of threads	20	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		5120 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V - 1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)