Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ and Intel Xeon E5-2643 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 5415+

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 78 vs 75°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3212 vs 2269
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44007 vs 20164

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78 vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3212 vs 2269
PassMark - CPU mark	44007 vs 20164

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5415+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3212

2269

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44007

20164

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5415+	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3212	2269
PassMark - CPU mark	44007	20164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3707
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		19860

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5415+	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1076
Place in performance rating	231	261
Processor Number	5415+	E5-2643V4
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	22.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78	75°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
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	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC,	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	FCLGA4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	40
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, 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
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)