Intel Xeon Gold 5215 vs Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5215 and Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 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 E7-4880 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5215

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 73°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1967 vs 1493

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 73°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1967 vs 1493

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2

5 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 10
10 more threads: 30 vs 20
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38263 vs 22674

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 10
Number of threads	30 vs 20
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	38263 vs 22674

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1967

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22674

38263

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1967	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	22674	38263

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	990	986
Processor Number	5215	E7-4880V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.50 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	73°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	10	15
Number of threads	20	30
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
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	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S4S
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® 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® 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)