Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y and Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 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 5315Y

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 75°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2471 vs 2207
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36428 vs 13944

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2471 vs 2207
PassMark - CPU mark	36428 vs 13944

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2471

2207

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36428

13944

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2471	2207
PassMark - CPU mark	36428	13944
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15346

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$895
Place in performance rating	492	286
Processor Number	5315Y	E5-2637V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.50 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	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)