Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
5461.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 80388% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 4.10 GHz
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
196608x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz vs 4.10 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 22.5 MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5415+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5415+	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3248
PassMark - CPU mark	44674
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		312.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		84.763

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5415+	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Ivy Bridge-EP
Launch date	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1076
Place in performance rating	228	221
Processor Number	5415+	E5-2696 v2
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2500 MHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	22.5 MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	78
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3300 MHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB (per socket)
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC,	DDR3
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S
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
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)