Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y vs Intel Xeon E-2186G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y and Intel Xeon E-2186G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Intel Xeon E-2186G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
48x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 128 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36428 vs 13955

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36428 vs 13955

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2186G

Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2759 vs 2471

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2759 vs 2471

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2186G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2471

2759

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36428

13955

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y	Intel Xeon E-2186G
PassMark - Single thread mark	2471	2759
PassMark - CPU mark	36428	13955

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y	Intel Xeon E-2186G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$895
Place in performance rating	493	652
Processor Number	5315Y	E-2186G
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.80 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	6 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E96
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5