Xeon Gold 5415+ vs Pentium M 718
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5415+ outperforms Pentium M 718 by a whopping 14030% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3628 | 566 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 10.93 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | 3.98 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Banias (2003) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | no data | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,076 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 718 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 78 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 718 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | no data | 4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 718 and Xeon Gold 5415+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium M 718 and Xeon Gold 5415+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 718 and Xeon Gold 5415+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 718 and Xeon Gold 5415+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4400 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 718 and Xeon Gold 5415+.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.10 | 14.13 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 150 Watt |
Pentium M 718 has 1400% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5415+, on the other hand, has a 14030% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 718 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 718 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5415+ is a server/workstation one.
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