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Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3

Processor Released Sep 8, 2014

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 8
Maximum boost clock: 3.7 GHz
Thermal design power: 135 W

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark7,485^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,040^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark7,605^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark10,144^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 8
Base clock: 3.5 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency: 3.7 GHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 68 GB/s^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.7 GHz
L3 cache: 15 MB
Architecture: Haswell^*
Socket / package: LGA 2011-3
Process node: 22 nm
Hardware threads per core: 2^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
15 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
15 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 2011-3

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 4
Video memory type: DDR4 1600/1866/2133^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 68.30 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR4-2133
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,133 MT/s
DDR4 1600/1866/2133^*

CPU memory support

DDR4-1600
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
1,600 MT/s
DDR4-1866
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
1,866 MT/s
DDR4-2133
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,133 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 135 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 1 fields

Name: Xeon E5-2637 V3^*

Specifications 2 · 9 fields

model: E5-2637 v3^*
date: 2014-01-07^*
clock: 3,500^*
max clock: 3,700^*
hw nthreadspercore: 2^*
hw ncores: 4^*
tdp: 135^*
name Processor code name: Haswell^*
name Processor family: Xeon^*

Specifications 3 · 24 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 @ 3.50GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 @ 3.50GHz^*
cores: 4^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 2^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 22^*
samples: 36^*
price: 99.98^*
price: 49.99^*
tdp: 135^*
tdp: 135^*
date: 2014-10-01^*
date: 2014-10-01^*
socket: LGA2011-v3^*
socket: LGA2011-v3^*
category: Server^*
category: Server^*
speed: 3,500^*
speed: 3,500^*
turbo: 3,700^*
turbo: 3,700^*
cpuCount: 1^*
cpuCount: 2^*

Specifications 4 · 36 fields

name: Xeon E5-2637 v3^*
Release Date: Sep 8th, 2014^*
Part#: SR202^*
Frequency: 3.5^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 3.7 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 35.0x^*
QPI Links: 2x 9600MT/s^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Haswell-EP^*
Socket: Intel Socket 2011-3^*
Generation: Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)^*
Memory Support: DDR4^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 4^*
# of Threads: 8^*
SMP # CPUs: 2^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 256 KB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, EIST, HTT, Intel 64, XD bit, VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, TSX, TXT, CLMUL, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, Boost 2.0, vPro^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Rated Speed: 2,133^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Quad-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 68.3^* GB/s
tJMax: 77°C^*
Launch Price: $996^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3, 40 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 22^* nm
Cache L3: 15 MB (shared)^*
Chipsets: C612, X99^*
Transistors: 2,600 million^*
Die Size: 356^* mm²
Package: FC-LGA12A^*
Market: Server/Workstation^*
All Core Turbo: 3.6^* GHz
Production Status: End-of-life^*

Specifications 5 · 4 fields

brand: Intel^*
brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 @ 3.50GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 @ 3.50GHz^*

Specifications 6 · 20 fields

turbo frequency: 3,700^*
cache size: 15,360^*
tdp: 135^*
socket: FCLGA2011-3^*
memory type: DDR4 1600/1866/2133^*
cores: 4^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 805,306,368^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 76.6^*
package size: 52.5mm x 45mm^*
threads: 8^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 7,605^*
processor number: E5-2637V3^*
launch date: 2014-08-01^*
lithography: 22^*
bus speed: 9.6^*
base frequency: 3,500^*

Specifications 7 · 54 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$996.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Flex Memory Access

No^*

Intel® Demand Based Switching

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Total Cores

4^*

Total Threads

8^*

Processor Base Frequency

3.5^* GHz

Cache

15.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Bus Speed

9.6^* GT/s

TDP

135^* W

Max Turbo Frequency

3.7^* GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡

3.7^* GHz

# of QPI Links

2^*

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q3'14^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Updates^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Friday | December 31 | 2021^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

768^* GB

Memory Types

DDR4 1600/1866/2133^*

Max # of Memory Channels

4^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

68^* GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Physical Address Extensions

46-bit^*

Product Collection

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

Processor Number

E5-2637V3^*

Scalability

2S^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

x4 | x8 | x16^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

40^*

Lithography

22^* nm

Sockets Supported

FCLGA2011^*

Max CPU Configuration

2^*

TCASE

76.6^* °C

Package Size

52.5mm x 45mm^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

No^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® AVX2^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Specifications 8 · 11 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 @ 3.50GHz^*
socket: LGA2011-v3^*
category: Server^*
price: $1,295.95*^*
mark: 10,144^*
value: 7.83^*
single thread: 2,135^*
single thread value: 1.65^*
tdp: 135^*
powerperf: 75^*
testdate: Oct 2014^*

Specifications 9 · 6 fields

microarchitecture

Haswell^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

3.7^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

135^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2637 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 10 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 @ 3.50GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,014^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

LGA2011-v3^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*