Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 vs Intel Core i3-3229Y

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Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-3229Y
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Core i3-3229Y

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 or Intel Core i3-3229Y - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 was released in Q3/2014.

The Intel Core i3-3229Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3229Y was released in Q1/2013.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Core i3 (202)
Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) CPU group Intel Core i 3000Y (4)
5 Generation 3
Haswell E Architecture Ivy Bridge Y
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 is 3.50 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-3229Y has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3229Y is at 1.40 GHz.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3229Y
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3229Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 or Intel Core i3-3229Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-3229Y supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3229Y
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1600
768 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
15.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
40 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 is 135 W, while the Intel Core i3-3229Y has a TDP of 13 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3229Y
135 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 13 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 7 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 15.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-3229Y is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3229Y
22 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 2011-3 Socket BGA 1023
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q1/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
931 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
311 (33%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3994 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
657 (16%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7461 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
1009 (14%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1142 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4162 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.85 GHz
218 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
134 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
690 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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