Intel Xeon w5-2445 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-2445 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 w5-2445

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-2445

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3339 vs 2206
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32269 vs 14043

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3339 vs 2206
PassMark - CPU mark	32269 vs 14043

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 72
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 175 Watt

Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 72
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 175 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-2445
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3339

2206

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32269

14043

Name	Intel Xeon w5-2445	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3339	2206
PassMark - CPU mark	32269	14043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15346

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w5-2445	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$839
Place in performance rating	306	311
Processor Number	w5-2445	E5-2637V4
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	26.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72	75°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 (MT/s)	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	175 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift 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)