Intel Xeon Gold 5115 vs Intel Xeon W5580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5115 and Intel Xeon W5580 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 W5580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1848 vs 1320
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24805 vs 5979

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1848 vs 1320
PassMark - CPU mark	24805 vs 5979

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5580

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5115
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1848

1320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24805

5979

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon W5580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1848	1320
PassMark - CPU mark	24805	5979
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10011

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5115	Intel Xeon W5580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1025	1010
Processor Number	5115	W5580
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$102
Price now		$107.03
Value for money (0-100)		16.06
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)