Intel Xeon Gold 5215 vs Intel Xeon W-2145

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5215 and Intel Xeon W-2145 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 W-2145

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5215

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 70
2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22066 vs 18187

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 70
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22066 vs 18187

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2145

Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2597 vs 1953

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2597 vs 1953

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2145

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1953

2597

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22066

18187

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon W-2145
PassMark - Single thread mark	1953	2597
PassMark - CPU mark	22066	18187
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8333

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5215	Intel Xeon W-2145
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1221
Place in performance rating	1010	1018
Processor Number	5215	W-2145
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.70 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	70
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		85.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)