Intel Xeon Gold 5115 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5115 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

  • Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 160 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 160 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
  • 4 more threads: 24 vs 20
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2096 vs 1853
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28250 vs 24760
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 10
Number of threads 24 vs 20
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2096 vs 1853
PassMark - CPU mark 28250 vs 24760

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5115
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1853
2096
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24760
28250
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1853 2096
PassMark - CPU mark 24760 28250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11425

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Broadwell
Launch date Q3'17 Q1'16
Place in performance rating 1023 1014
Processor Number 5115 E5-2687WV4
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 76°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 10 12
Number of threads 20 24
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

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB 1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 160 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)