Xeon E5-2637 vs X5698

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5698
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
2.14
+15.7%
Xeon E5-2637
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.85

Xeon X5698 outperforms Xeon E5-2637 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20342168
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency0.640.89
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date14 February 2011 (14 years ago)6 March 2012 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5698 and Xeon E5-2637 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed4.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)5120 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2294 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data70 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5698 and Xeon E5-2637 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 configuration22
Socket1366FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5698 and Xeon E5-2637. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+

Security technologies

Xeon X5698 and Xeon E5-2637 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5698 and Xeon E5-2637 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5698 and Xeon E5-2637. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data384 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5698 and Xeon E5-2637.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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.

Xeon X5698 2.14
+15.7%
Xeon E5-2637 1.85

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon X5698 3447
+15.7%
Xeon E5-2637 2978

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.14 1.85
Recency 14 February 2011 6 March 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon X5698 has a 15.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon E5-2637, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon X5698 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5-2637 in performance tests.

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