Xeon E5-4610 v4 vs Gold 5215

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5215
2019
10 cores / 20 threads, 85 Watt
9.90
+4.2%
Xeon E5-4610 v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 105 Watt
9.50

Xeon Gold 5215 outperforms Xeon E5-4610 v4 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5215 and Xeon E5-4610 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking784806
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.643.10
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency11.028.56
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,221$1,219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5215 has 211% better value for money than Xeon E5-4610 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5215 and Xeon E5-4610 v4 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2020
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0QPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s2 × 6.4 GT/s
Multiplier2518
L1 cache640 KBno data
L2 cache10 MB2.5 MB
L3 cache13.75 MB25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C79 °C
Number of transistorsno data3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5215 and Xeon E5-4610 v4 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5215 and Xeon E5-4610 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5215 and Xeon E5-4610 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5215 and Xeon E5-4610 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5215 and Xeon E5-4610 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TB1.5 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5215 and Xeon E5-4610 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 Gold 5215 9.90
+4.2%
Xeon E5-4610 v4 9.50

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 Gold 5215 15719
+4.2%
Xeon E5-4610 v4 15084

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.90 9.50
Recency 2 April 2019 20 June 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon Gold 5215 has a 4.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 23.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5215 and Xeon E5-4610 v4.


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