Intel Xeon Silver 4215R vs Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215R and Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24102 vs 8408

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24102 vs 8408

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 100 vs 79°C
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2402 vs 1945

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100 vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402 vs 1945

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1945

2402

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24102

8408

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945	2402
PassMark - CPU mark	24102	8408
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1429
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1429
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2615
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2615
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4300
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4300

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$794
Place in performance rating	894	881
Processor Number	4215R	E3-1585V5
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	100
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600MHz, DDR4 2133MHz at 1.2V
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
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)
Graphics
Device ID		0x193A
eDRAM		128 MB
Execution Units		72
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3