Xeon Silver 4510 vs i7-2637M

Place in the ranking	2354	245
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 i7	no data
Power efficiency	6.49	13.57
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$289	$563

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-2637M 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	1.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	149 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	624 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2637M 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	FCBGA1023	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2637M and Xeon Silver 4510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-2637M and Xeon Silver 4510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2637M and Xeon Silver 4510 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2637M and Xeon Silver 4510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 3000	N/A
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2637M and Xeon Silver 4510 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2637M and Xeon Silver 4510.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	80

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.

i7-2637M 1.21

Xeon Silver 4510 22.33
+1745%

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.

i7-2637M 1854

Xeon Silver 4510 34170
+1743%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.21	22.33
Recency	3 January 2011	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	4	24
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	150 Watt

i7-2637M has 782.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4510, on the other hand, has a 1745.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4510 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2637M in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-2637M is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4510 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-2637M and Xeon Silver 4510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.