Xeon Gold 5515+ vs E-2488

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.38
+14.1%
Xeon Gold 5515+
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 165 Watt
16.11

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Xeon Gold 5515+ by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking327417
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation75.3234.98
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency18.319.24
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$606$1,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2488 has 115% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5515+.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.6 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate16 GT/sno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm10 nm
Die size257 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketFCLGA17004677
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+ are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+.

PCIe version55.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E-2488 18.38
+14.1%
Xeon Gold 5515+ 16.11

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E-2488 29191
+14.1%
Xeon Gold 5515+ 25587

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.38 16.11
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon E-2488 has a 14.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 73.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5515+ in performance tests.


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