Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-10

The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 is a 10 core processor. It can handle 20 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2017. The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 is based on the 1. generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 3647. The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 scores 883 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 7,943 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Xeon Gold 5115.
Name:	Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Family:	Intel Xeon Gold
CPU group:	Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100
Architecture:	Skylake
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 10 CPU cores of the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 clock with 2.40 GHz (2.80 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	10 / 20
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	10x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	2.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (10 Cores):	2.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the no iGPU, the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 has an build in graphic solution. It has SM processors, which have a total of texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 supports up to 768 GB memory in up to 6 (Hexa Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s.

DDR4-2400	115.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	768 GB
Memory channels:	6 (Hexa Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 48
PCIe Bandwidth:	47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 has a TDP of 85 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	85 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 has a 14.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 3647
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	14.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date:	Q3/2017
Release price:	1220 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.40 GHz (2.80 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 7451 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	884
	Intel Core i5-7400 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	884
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	884
	Intel Xeon Gold 5115 10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz	883
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	883
	Intel Xeon Silver 4208 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	881
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	881

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon W-11855M 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	7968
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	7960
	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz	7953
	Intel Xeon Gold 5115 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	7943
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	7916
	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	7911
	Intel Core i5-1245U 10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	7890

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-4860HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1022
	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 10C 20T @ 2.90 GHz	1022
	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	1022
	Intel Xeon Gold 5115 10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz	1021
	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1021
	AMD Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1020
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1020

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	5964
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	5963
	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5960
	Intel Xeon Gold 5115 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	5942
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	5933
	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	5932
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	5876

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	3544
	Intel Xeon Silver 4116 12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz	3520
	Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	3503
	Intel Xeon Gold 5115 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	3493
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	3462
	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	3457
	Intel Core i5-10505 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	3455

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i9-10880H 8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	14758
	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	14753
	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz	14699
	Intel Xeon Gold 5115 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	14689
	Intel Core i7-1365UE 10C 12T @ 1.70 GHz	14655
	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 14C 28T @ 2.50 GHz	14652
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	14648

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-5500U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	123
	Intel Core i7-5550U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	123
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	123
	Intel Xeon Gold 5115 10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz	122
	Intel Core i7-4712HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	122
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	122
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz	122

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-5960X 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	1360
	Intel Core i5-10400 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1341
	Intel Core i5-10400F 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1341
	Intel Xeon Gold 5115 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	1327
	Intel Core i5-10600T 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1324
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1305
	Intel Xeon E-2176G 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1288

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,399 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,372 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,648 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,599 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
588 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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