Intel Xeon Silver 4215 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215

  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1810 vs 1531
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1810 vs 1531

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31723 vs 22379
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 8
Number of threads 20 vs 16
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 31723 vs 22379

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1810
1531
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22379
31723
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1810 1531
PassMark - CPU mark 22379 31723

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Ivy Bridge EP
Family Xeon Silver
Launch date 2 April 2019 Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP) $794
Place in performance rating 1084 1080
Processor Number 4215 E5-4650V2
Series 4200 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 8 MB
L3 cache 11 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 77 °C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 10
Number of threads 16 20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 75°C
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 107.3 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4
Package Size 52.5 mm x 45 mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 4S Only
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)