Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y and Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 4514Y

Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 81°C
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48223 vs 36620

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 81°C
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 8 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared) vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	48223 vs 36620

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2488 vs 2096

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2488 vs 2096

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2096

2488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48223

36620

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2096	2488
PassMark - CPU mark	48223	36620

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$780	$895
Place in performance rating	584	569
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		5315Y
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79°C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	140 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)