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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

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: 2092 vs 1848
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28344 vs 24805

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	2092 vs 1848
PassMark - CPU mark	28344 vs 24805

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1848

2092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24805

28344

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1848	2092
PassMark - CPU mark	24805	28344
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	1022	1013
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)