Intel Xeon Gold 5115 vs Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5115 and Intel Xeon E5-4669 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
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 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1851 vs 1626

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1851 vs 1626

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 10
16 more threads: 36 vs 20
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 87.6°C vs 76°C
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31474 vs 23646

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 10
Number of threads	36 vs 20
Maximum core temperature	87.6°C vs 76°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31474 vs 23646

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5115
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1851

1626

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23646

31474

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1851	1626
PassMark - CPU mark	23646	31474

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	949	943
Processor Number	5115	E5-4669V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	87.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	10	18
Number of threads	20	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
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	52.5mm x 51mm
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)