Intel Xeon Silver 4215R vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215R and Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 76°C
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 160 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 76°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 160 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2087 vs 1962
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28273 vs 23954

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2087 vs 1962
PassMark - CPU mark	28273 vs 23954

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1962

2087

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23954

28273

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1962	2087
PassMark - CPU mark	23954	28273
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11425

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$794
Place in performance rating	1025	1036
Processor Number	4215R	E5-2687WV4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.00 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	76°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	160 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
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® Identity Protection technology
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® 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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)