Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 vs Core i7 4790

older Released July, 2014

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

3.5 GHz
Quad core

5.6 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

	Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 22,418		More l3 cache 15 MB
	Much more l3 cache per core 3.75 MB/core		Supports more RAM 786,432 MB

older Released May, 2014

Intel Core i7 4790

3.6 GHz
Quad core

8.8 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Core i7 4790

	Much better performance per dollar 2.97 pt/$		Has a built-in GPU Yes
	Much lower typical power consumption 68.25W		Higher turbo clock speed 4 GHz

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon E5-2637 v3 6.6 Core i7 4790 6.3 Xeon E5-2660 6.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon E5-2637 v3 9.0 Core i7 4790 9.7 Xeon E5-2660 8.2
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon E5-2637 v3 n.d. Core i7 4790 n.d. Xeon E5-2660 n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon E5-2637 v3 0.0 Core i7 4790 6.8 Xeon E5-2660 0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon E5-2637 v3 5.0 Core i7 4790 5.2 Xeon E5-2660 5.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon E5-2637 v3 n.d. Core i7 4790 7.7 Xeon E5-2660 n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

8.8	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Xeon E5-2637 v3 5.6 Core i7 4790 8.8 Xeon E5-2660 5.5

Winner
Intel Core i7 4790

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4790 based on its power consumption and value.

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

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Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

22,418

13,718

Around 65% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

More l3 cache

15 MB

8 MB

Around 90% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later

Much more l3 cache per core

3.75 MB/core

2 MB/core

Around 90% more l3 cache per core

Supports more RAM

786,432 MB

32,768 MB

Supports 24x more RAM

Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration

Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration

Higher Maximum operating temperature

76.6 °C

72.72 °C

More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 4790

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Much better performance per dollar

2.97 pt/$

0.32 pt/$

More than 9.2x better performance per dollar

Has a built-in GPU

Yes

Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required

Much lower typical power consumption

68.25W

109.69W

Around 40% lower typical power consumption

Higher turbo clock speed

4 GHz

3.7 GHz

Around 10% higher turbo clock speed

Much better performance per watt

10.77 pt/W

2.34 pt/W

More than 4.5x better performance per watt

Much lower annual home energy cost

20.24 $/year

32.52 $/year

Around 40% lower annual home energy cost

Much lower annual commercial energy cost

73.58 $/year

118.26 $/year

Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost

Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score

2,284

2,152

More than 5% better PassMark (Single core) score

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2637 v3

22,418

Core i7 4790

13,718

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2637 v3

3,333

Core i7 4790

3,632

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2637 v3

4,060 MB/s

Core i7 4790

4,570,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon E5-2637 v3

10,281

Core i7 4790

9,996

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon E5-2637 v3

2,152

Core i7 4790

2,284

summary	Xeon E5-2637 v3	Core i7 4790
Clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Turbo clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Cores	Quad core	Quad core
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Supports trusted computing	Yes	Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
SSE4.1
FMA3
SSE4.2
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR
Channels	Quad Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Maximum bandwidth	6,400 MB/s	25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size	786,432 MB	32,768 MB

details	Xeon E5-2637 v3	Core i7 4790
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	8	8
L3 cache	15 MB	8 MB
L3 cache per core	3.75 MB/core	2 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm	22 nm
Max CPUs	2	1
Operating temperature	Unknown - 76.6°C	Unknown - 72.72°C
integrated graphics
GPU	None	GPU
Label	N/A	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Number of displays supported	N/A	3
GPU clock speed	N/A	350 MHz
Turbo clock speed	N/A	1,200 MHz
power consumption
TDP	135W	84W
Annual home energy cost	32.52 $/year	20.24 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	118.26 $/year	73.58 $/year
Performance per watt	2.34 pt/W	10.77 pt/W
Typical power consumption	109.69W	68.25W
bus
Architecture	QPI	DMI 2.0
Number of links	2	0
Transfer rate	9,600 MT/s	5,000 MT/s