Xeon Gold 5515+ vs E-2488

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	327	417
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	75.32	34.98
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	18.32	9.25
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$606	$1,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2488 has 115% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5515+.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2488 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	10 nm
Die size	257 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	76 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2488 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1700	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2488 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 E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2488 and Xeon Gold 5515+.

PCIe version	5	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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	18.38	16.11
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	165 Watt

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