Intel Xeon Gold 5115 vs Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5115 and Intel Xeon E5-4627 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

10 more threads: 20 vs 10
Around 59% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24760 vs 22336

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	20 vs 10
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24760 vs 22336

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 82 vs 76°C
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1951 vs 1853

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	82 vs 76°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1951 vs 1853

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5115
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1853

1951

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24760

22336

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1853	1951
PassMark - CPU mark	24760	22336

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1023	1013
Processor Number	5115	E5-4627V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	82
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of threads	20	10
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
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
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 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	135 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	4S
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)