Xeon Silver 4214R vs i7-640UM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-640UM
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 18 Watt
0.66
Xeon Silver 4214R
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 100 Watt
10.15
+1438%

Xeon Silver 4214R outperforms Core i7-640UM by a whopping 1438% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2928861
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.026.44
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency1.554.29
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)24 February 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$305$705

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214R has 32100% better value for money than i7-640UM.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i7-640UM and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed1.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.27 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier924
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)12 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16.5 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C79 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-640UM and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGA1288FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640UM and Xeon Silver 4214R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX-+
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology+2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-640UM and Xeon Silver 4214R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-640UM and Xeon Silver 4214R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-640UM and Xeon Silver 4214R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size8 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640UM and Xeon Silver 4214R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640UM and Xeon Silver 4214R.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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.

i7-640UM 0.66
Xeon Silver 4214R 10.15
+1438%

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.

i7-640UM 1168
Samples: 59
Xeon Silver 4214R 17834
+1427%
Samples: 25

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.

i7-640UM 226
Xeon Silver 4214R 1200
+431%

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.

i7-640UM 442
Xeon Silver 4214R 7692
+1640%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 10.15
Recency 7 January 2010 24 February 2020
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 100 Watt

i7-640UM has 455.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4214R, on the other hand, has a 1437.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4214R is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-640UM in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-640UM is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4214R is a server/workstation one.

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