Intel Xeon Gold 5115 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5115 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 20 vs 12
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 59% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24805 vs 17937
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 24805 vs 17937

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 77.3°C vs 76°C
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2062 vs 1848
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature 77.3°C vs 76°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2062 vs 1848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5115
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1848
2062
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24805
17937
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1848 2062
PassMark - CPU mark 24805 17937

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Haswell
Launch date Q3'17 Q3'14
Place in performance rating 1022 1024
Processor Number 5115 E5-2643V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 77.3°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 10 6
Number of threads 20 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 135 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S4S 2S
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)