Intel Xeon Gold 5215 vs Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5215 and Intel Xeon E5-4627 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215

Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5215

10 more threads: 20 vs 10
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 59% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 135 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	20 vs 10
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1953 vs 1951

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 82 vs 77°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22336 vs 22066

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	82 vs 77°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22336 vs 22066

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1953

1951

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22066

22336

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1953	1951
PassMark - CPU mark	22066	22336

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	1010	1005
Processor Number	5215	E5-4627V4
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	2.60 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	82
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of threads	20	10
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
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
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 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	135 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
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)