Xeon Gold 5515+ vs Silver 4314

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4314
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 135 Watt
18.24
+13.2%
Xeon Gold 5515+
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 165 Watt
16.11

Xeon Silver 4314 outperforms Xeon Gold 5515+ by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon Gold 5515+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking331417
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.98
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency12.799.24
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4314 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)86 °C76 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4314 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA41894677
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon Gold 5515+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon Gold 5515+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4314 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 Silver 4314 and Xeon Gold 5515+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon Gold 5515+.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes6480

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 Silver 4314 18.24
+13.2%
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 Silver 4314 28977
+13.2%
Xeon Gold 5515+ 25587

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.24 16.11
Recency 6 April 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon Silver 4314 has a 13.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 22.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5515+, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The Xeon Silver 4314 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5515+ in performance tests.


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