Intel Xeon Gold 5215 vs Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5215 and Intel Xeon E5-2695 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 5215

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5215

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1967 vs 1836

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1967 vs 1836

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 10
8 more threads: 28 vs 20
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 82.6°C vs 77°C
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27232 vs 22674

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 10
Number of threads	28 vs 20
Maximum core temperature	82.6°C vs 77°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	27232 vs 22674

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1967

1836

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22674

27232

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1967	1836
PassMark - CPU mark	22674	27232

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	1041	1046
Processor Number	5215	E5-2695V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB
L2 cache	10 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	82.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	10	14
Number of threads	20	28
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		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	120 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)