Xeon Silver 4510 vs i5-520E
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-520E and Xeon Silver 4510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 252 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 100.00 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.57 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere (2010−2011) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $210 | $563 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-520E and Xeon Silver 4510 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 18 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-520E and Xeon Silver 4510 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 |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520E and Xeon Silver 4510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-520E and Xeon Silver 4510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-520E and Xeon Silver 4510 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-520E and Xeon Silver 4510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1066 | DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Ironlake) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520E and Xeon Silver 4510.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
i5-520E has 328.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Silver 4510, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-520E and Xeon Silver 4510. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Core i5-520E is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4510 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-520E and Xeon Silver 4510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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