Intel Xeon Gold 5215 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5215 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 5215

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5215

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 76°C
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 160 Watt

Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 76°C
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 3% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2075 vs 1953
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28840 vs 22066

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2075 vs 1953
PassMark - CPU mark	28840 vs 22066

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1953

2075

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22066

28840

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1953	2075
PassMark - CPU mark	22066	28840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11425

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	914	928
Processor Number	5215	E5-2687WV4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB
L2 cache	10 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 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	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	160 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)