Xeon Silver 4410Y vs i7-7820X

Place in the ranking	714	450
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.26	63.03
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	7.30	9.69
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	$573

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4410Y has 1833% better value for money than i7-7820X.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-7820X and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	24
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB (shared)	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	99 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7820X and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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	FCLGA2066	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7820X and Xeon Silver 4410Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-7820X and Xeon Silver 4410Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7820X and Xeon Silver 4410Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7820X and Xeon Silver 4410Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7820X and Xeon Silver 4410Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	28	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.

i7-7820X 10.85

Xeon Silver 4410Y 15.42
+42.1%

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.

i7-7820X 17165

Xeon Silver 4410Y 24399
+42.1%

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.

i7-7820X 1427

Xeon Silver 4410Y 1462
+2.5%

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.

i7-7820X 7872

Xeon Silver 4410Y 10033
+27.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.85	15.42
Recency	30 May 2017	10 January 2023
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	24
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	150 Watt

i7-7820X has 7.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4410Y, on the other hand, has a 42.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4410Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-7820X in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-7820X is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4410Y is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-7820X and Xeon Silver 4410Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.