Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ and Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 8
40 more threads: 56 vs 16
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 84 vs 78
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 88310 vs 42344

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 8
Number of threads	56 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	84 vs 78
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared) vs 22.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	88310 vs 42344

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3194 vs 3084

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3194 vs 3084

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3084

3194

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

88310

42344

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	Intel Xeon Gold 5415+
PassMark - Single thread mark	3084	3194
PassMark - CPU mark	88310	42344

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	Intel Xeon Gold 5415+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Sapphire Rapids
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1848	$1076
Place in performance rating	82	269
Processor Number	5420+	5415+
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared)	22.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	84	78
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	28	8
Number of threads	56	16
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC,
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	80
PCI Express revision	5	5
Scalability	2S	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 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	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)