Intel Xeon Silver 4208
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Intel Xeon Gold 5515+

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CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon Gold 5515+ processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Max Turbo Frequency: 4.1 GHz (3.20 GHz vs 4.1 GHz)
  • Higher Technology: Intel 7 (14 nm vs Intel 7)
  • Newer PCI Express Version: 5.0 (3.0 vs 5.0)
  • Higher Memory Type: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC (DDR4-2400 vs Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC)
  • Newer Launch Date: December 2023 (April 2019 vs December 2023)

Basic

Intel
Label Name
Intel
April 2019
Launch Date
December 2023
Server
Platform
Server
4208
Model Name
5515+
Cascade Lake X
Code Name
Emerald Rapids

CPU Specifications

8
Total Cores
Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).
8
16
Total Threads
16
2.10 GHz
Basic Frequency
3.2 GHz
Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
-
Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
-
3.20 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
1
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units
-
Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
-
Yes
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
-
No
Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
-
2.0
Intel Turbo Boost Technology
-
-
L3 Cache
22.5 MB
11 MB
Cache
-
FCLGA3647
CPU Socket
The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.
FCLGA4677
Yes
Intel AES New Instructions
-
14 nm
Technology
Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.
Intel 7
85 W
TDP
165 W
3.0
PCI Express Version
PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.
5.0
48
Max Number of PCI Express Lanes
A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.
-
Yes
Intel 64
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Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
-

Memory Specifications

DDR4-2400
Memory Type
Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC
1 TB
Max Memory Size
Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.
4 TB
6
Memory Channels
The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.
8
2400 MHz
Maximum Memory Speed
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.
-

AI Specifications

Yes
Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) on CPU
Yes

Interfaces and Ports

Yes
Intel Volume Management Device (VMD)
-

Miscellaneous

Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512
Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)
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Yes
Execute Disable Bit
Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Xeon Silver 4208
906
Xeon Gold 5515+
1863 +106%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Xeon Silver 4208
4603
Xeon Gold 5515+
8995 +95%