Intel Xeon Silver 4210R vs Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4210R and Intel Xeon Gold 5115 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 Silver 4210R

Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 76°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB

Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 76°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1851 vs 1811
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23646 vs 22464

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1851 vs 1811
PassMark - CPU mark	23646 vs 22464

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5115

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1811

1851

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22464

23646

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R	Intel Xeon Gold 5115
PassMark - Single thread mark	1811	1851
PassMark - CPU mark	22464	23646

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R	Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	991	959
Processor Number	4210R	5115
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB
L2 cache	10 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of threads	20	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	1	1
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)