Intel Xeon Silver 4215R vs Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215R and Intel Xeon E5-4627 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

6 more threads: 16 vs 10
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24102 vs 22336

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 10
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24102 vs 22336

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 82 vs 79°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	82 vs 79°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1951 vs 1945

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1945

1951

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24102

22336

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945	1951
PassMark - CPU mark	24102	22336

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$794
Place in performance rating	984	1005
Processor Number	4215R	E5-4627V4
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	2.60 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	82
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	16	10
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
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
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 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	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)