Intel Xeon Gold 5215 vs Intel Xeon E5-4610

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5215 and Intel Xeon E5-4610 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 E5-4610

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5215

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1960 vs 1474

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs May 2012
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	640 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1960 vs 1474

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610

Around 9% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23354 vs 21732

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 13.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23354 vs 21732

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4610

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1960

1474

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21732

23354

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E5-4610
PassMark - Single thread mark	1960	1474
PassMark - CPU mark	21732	23354
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2039
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8882

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E5-4610
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	1014	1022
Processor Number	5215	E5-4610
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	13.75 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	10	6
Number of threads	20	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)