Intel Xeon Gold 5215 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4216

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5215 and Intel Xeon Silver 4216 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 Silver 4216

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5215

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1967 vs 1776

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1967 vs 1776

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4216

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29123 vs 22674

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
L1 cache	1 MB vs 640 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 10 MB
L3 cache	22 MB vs 13.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	29123 vs 22674

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4216

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1967

1776

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22674

29123

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
PassMark - Single thread mark	1967	1776
PassMark - CPU mark	22674	29123

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221	$1002-1012
Place in performance rating	1041	1050
Processor Number	5215	4216
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	10 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	10	16
Number of threads	20	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		79 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		107.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)