Intel Xeon Gold 5215 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5215 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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 E5-4650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5215

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
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 32 nm
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x 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 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1953 vs 1430
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22066 vs 13713

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs May 2012
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.30 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 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1953 vs 1430
PassMark - CPU mark	22066 vs 13713

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650

Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 13.75 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1953

1430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22066

13713

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E5-4650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1953	1430
PassMark - CPU mark	22066	13713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16028

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E5-4650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221	$799
Place in performance rating	912	668
Processor Number	5215	E5-4650
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$95.49
Value for money (0-100)		37.38
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	13.75 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 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 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 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	130 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)