Xeon Gold 5415+ vs Max 9480

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 5415+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	23	426
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	34.44
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	14.88	9.91
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12,980	$1,076

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5415+ has 114700% better value for money than Xeon Max 9480.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 5415+ 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 cores	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	112	16
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	112.5 MB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 5415+ 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 configuration	2	2
Socket	4677	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 5415+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 5415+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 5415+ are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 5415+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5-4800

DDR5-4400

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 5415+.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	57.12	16.30
Physical cores	56	8
Threads	112	16
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	150 Watt

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