Intel Xeon Gold 6140M vs Intel Core i7-2637M

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Intel Xeon Gold 6140M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-2637M
Intel Xeon Gold 6140M Intel Core i7-2637M

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6140M or Intel Core i7-2637M - 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 Gold 6140M has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6140M was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Core i7-2637M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2637M was released in Q2/2011.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
1 Generation 2
Skylake Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6140M is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Core i7-2637M has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (2.80 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6140M Characteristic Intel Core i7-2637M
18 Cores 2
36 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
2.80 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 Gold 6140M Characteristic Intel Core i7-2637M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 10.1

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 3000
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 No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6140M supports a maximum of 1536 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2637M can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6140M Characteristic Intel Core i7-2637M
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
1536 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6140M has a TDP of 140 W, that of the Intel Core i7-2637M is 17 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6140M Characteristic Intel Core i7-2637M
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6140M has a 25.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-2637M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6140M Characteristic Intel Core i7-2637M
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 3647 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
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2011
5400 $ Release price 280 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6140M (100%)
Intel Core i7-2637M (67%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6140M (0%)
Intel Core i7-2637M (0%)

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 Gold 6140M Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
842 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
567 (67%)

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 Gold 6140M Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1226 (100%)

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 Gold 6140M Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
467 (100%)

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 Gold 6140M Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
898 (100%)

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 Gold 6140M Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.20 GHz
230 (100%)

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 Gold 6140M Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1783 (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 Gold 6140M Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 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 Gold 6140M Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
2785 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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