Intel Xeon Silver 4215R vs Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215R and Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 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 4215R

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.30 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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1945 vs 1836

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945 vs 1836

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 82.6°C vs 79°C
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27932 vs 24102

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	82.6°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	27932 vs 24102

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1945

1836

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24102

27932

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945	1836
PassMark - CPU mark	24102	27932

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$794
Place in performance rating	981	980
Processor Number	4215R	E5-2695V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	82.6°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	28
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		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	120 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)