Intel Xeon Silver 4214 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214 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 4214

Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25806 vs 24805

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25806 vs 24805

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1848 vs 1801

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1848 vs 1801

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5115

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1801

1848

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25806

24805

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon Gold 5115
PassMark - Single thread mark	1801	1848
PassMark - CPU mark	25806	24805

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$694-704
Place in performance rating	1015	1008
Processor Number	4214	5115
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	24	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Intel® TSX-NI
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)