Xeon Silver 4210 vs i3-8121U
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4210 outperforms Core i3-8121U by a whopping 217% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2003 | 1128 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.01 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | Intel Xeon Silver |
| Power efficiency | 3.68 | 3.84 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 5 May 2018 (7 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $501 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i3-8121U and Xeon Silver 4210 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 22 | 22 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 640 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 10 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 13.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 123 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 78 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-8121U and Xeon Silver 4210 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 (Uniprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | Intel BGA1440 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8121U and Xeon Silver 4210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | - | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i3-8121U and Xeon Silver 4210 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8121U and Xeon Silver 4210 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8121U and Xeon Silver 4210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 115.212 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Iris Pro Plus | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8121U and Xeon Silver 4210.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.44 | 7.73 |
| Recency | 5 May 2018 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 85 Watt |
i3-8121U has a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 466.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Silver 4210, on the other hand, has a 216.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Silver 4210 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-8121U in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i3-8121U is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4210 is a server/workstation one.
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