Xeon Gold 5515+ vs Gold 6134

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6134
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
10.86
Xeon Gold 5515+
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 165 Watt
16.72
+54%

Xeon Gold 5515+ outperforms Xeon Gold 6134 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon Gold 5515+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking738408
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.8134.85
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency7.629.24
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,214$1,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5515+ has 1140% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6134.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6134 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache512 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6134 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA36474677
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon Gold 5515+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon Gold 5515+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6134 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 Gold 6134 and Xeon Gold 5515+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Xeon Gold 5515+.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4880

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. 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.

Xeon Gold 6134 10.86
Xeon Gold 5515+ 16.72
+54%

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.

Xeon Gold 6134 16614
Xeon Gold 5515+ 25587
+54%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.86 16.72
Recency 25 April 2017 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon Gold 6134 has 26.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5515+, on the other hand, has a 54% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5515+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6134 in performance tests.


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