Intel Xeon Silver 4215R vs Intel Xeon W5580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215R and Intel Xeon W5580 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 W5580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
7.1x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 144 GB
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1945 vs 1411
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24102 vs 6204

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs March 2009
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945 vs 1411
PassMark - CPU mark	24102 vs 6204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1945

1411

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24102

6204

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon W5580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945	1411
PassMark - CPU mark	24102	6204
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10011

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	Intel Xeon W5580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$794	$102
Place in performance rating	984	981
Processor Number	4215R	W5580
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$107.03
Value for money (0-100)		16.06
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	144 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)