Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8470

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Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon Platinum 8470

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 - 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 Xeon Platinum 8470 has 52 cores with 104 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18)
5 Generation 4
Haswell E Architecture Sapphire Rapids
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 Xeon Platinum 8470 has 52 CPU cores and 104 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 is at 2.00 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
4 Cores 52
8 Threads 104
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
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 Xeon Platinum 8470
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 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 no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

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 Xeon Platinum 8470 supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 307.2 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800
768 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 307.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
15.00 MB L3 Cache 105.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
40 PCIe lanes 80
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 is 135 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 has a TDP of 350 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
135 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 350 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 15.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 105.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
22 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 2011-3 Socket LGA 4677
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 9359 $
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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 Xeon Platinum 8470 Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52C 104T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8470 Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52C 104T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8470 Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52C 104T @ 3.80 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 Xeon Platinum 8470 Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52C 104T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8470 Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52C 104T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8470 Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52C 104T @ 3.80 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 Xeon Platinum 8470 Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52C 104T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
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