Xeon 6740E vs E5-2637 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2637 v4
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 135 Watt
4.72
Xeon 6740E
2024
96 cores / 96 threads, 250 Watt
47.95
+916%

Xeon 6740E outperforms Xeon E5-2637 v4 by a whopping 916% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Xeon 6740E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking126238
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.9218.92
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency3.3118.15
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$996$5,265

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 6740E has 1957% better value for money than Xeon E5-2637 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Xeon 6740E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)96
Threads896
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cacheno data96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB4 MB (per module)
L3 cache10 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Xeon 6740E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA20114710
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Xeon 6740E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Xeon 6740E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Xeon 6740E are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Xeon 6740E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Xeon 6740E.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4088

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2637 v4 4.72
Xeon 6740E 47.95
+916%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2637 v4 7490
Xeon 6740E 76167
+917%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.72 47.95
Recency 20 June 2016 3 June 2024
Physical cores 4 96
Threads 8 96
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon E5-2637 v4 has 85.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6740E, on the other hand, has a 915.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 2300% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon 6740E is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2637 v4 in performance tests.


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