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Intel Xeon E5 2630 v2
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5 2630 v2 based on its cost to run and value.
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Released July, 2013
Intel Xeon E5 2637 v2
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
5.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5 2637 v2
 | Much higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.6 GHz | | Much more l3 cache per core 3.75 MB/core |
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Released July, 2013
Intel Xeon E5 2630 v2
- 2.6 GHz
- Hexa core
5.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 2630 v2
| | More cores 6 | | Much better performance per watt 16.27 pt/W |
| | Much better performance per dollar 2.13 pt/$ | | More l2 cache 1.5 MB |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 2637 v2 vs 2630 v2 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 5.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 35% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 25% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.6 GHz | vs | 2.79 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 3.75 MB/core | vs | 2.5 MB/core | 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 75% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 16.27 pt/W | vs | 4.36 pt/W | Around 3.8x better performance per watt | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 2.13 pt/$ | vs | 0.57 pt/$ | Around 3.8x better performance per dollar | |||
| More l2 cache | 1.5 MB | vs | 1 MB | 50% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 65W | vs | 105.63W | Around 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 8 | 4 more threads | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | Around 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5 2637 v2 vs 2630 v2
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5 2637 v2 | vs | 2630 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Hexa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 80W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 19.27 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 70.08 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 4.36 pt/W | 16.27 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 65W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 64,000 MB/s | 57,600 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 7,200 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 4,000 MHz | 3,600 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5 2637 v2 | vs | 2630 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 12 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 15 MB | 15 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 3.75 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 35 | 26 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 76°C | Unknown - 71°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.79 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.6 GHz | 2.79 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 786,432 MB | 786,432 MB | |
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