Xeon Gold 6542Y vs i5-2515E
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6542Y outperforms Core i5-2515E by a whopping 3046% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-2515E and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2426 | 94 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 35.16 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.18 | 14.02 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 1 February 2011 (14 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $266 | $2,878 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-2515E and Xeon Gold 6542Y 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 60 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 83 °C |
| Number of transistors | 624 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2515E and Xeon Gold 6542Y 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | Intel BGA1023 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2515E and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-2515E and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2515E and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2515E and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2515E and Xeon Gold 6542Y.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.17 | 36.81 |
| Recency | 1 February 2011 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 250 Watt |
i5-2515E has 614.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6542Y, on the other hand, has a 3046.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-2515E in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i5-2515E is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6542Y is a server/workstation one.
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