U300 vs Xeon Gold 5515
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5515 and U300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1198 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.96 |
| Release date | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5515 and U300 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) | no data |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | 22.5 MB | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5515 and U300 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5515 and U300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5515 and U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5515 and U300 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5515 and U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 | DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | 96 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 48 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5515 and U300 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5515 and U300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5515 and U300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5515 and U300.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2023 | 1 January 2023 |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 55 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5515 has an age advantage of 9 months, and 166.7% more threads.
U300, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5515 and U300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5515 is a server/workstation processor while U300 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5515 and U300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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