Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2016 and belongs to the 5 generation of the Intel Xeon E3 series. To use the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1440 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
Family: Intel Xeon E3
Group: Intel Xeon E3 v5
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is 2.8 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 uses the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580, which has 576 texture shaders and 72 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.0 GHz
Execution units: 72
Shaders: 576
Max. GPU Memory: 64.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12.0
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2015

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600, LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 35 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1440
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 8.0 MB
Architecture: Skylake S
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
Release date: Q1/2016
Release price: 489 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
12876
12876
Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
12863
12863
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
12768
12768
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
12713
12713
Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
12713
12713

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
7956
7956
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
7956
7956
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
7928
7928
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
7903
7903
Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
7902
7902

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
4065
4065
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.2 GHz
4055
4055
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
4036
4036
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
4029
4029
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
4024
4024

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 1.7 GHz
3472
3472
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
3464
3464
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
3463
3463
Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
3460
3460
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
3460
3460

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
1019
1019
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1018
1018
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1017
1017
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1015
1015
Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
1014
1014