Intel Xeon Gold 5115 vs Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5115 and Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 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 E7-4890 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 82% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1851 vs 1790

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1851 vs 1790

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

5 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 10
10 more threads: 30 vs 20
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 76°C
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25055 vs 23646

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 10
Number of threads	30 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 76°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25055 vs 23646

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5115
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1851

1790

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23646

25055

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1851	1790
PassMark - CPU mark	23646	25055

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'17	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	948	961
Processor Number	5115	E7-4890V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	10	15
Number of threads	20	30
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	S4S
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® AVX
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® 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)