Xeon Silver 4215R vs Core i7-860
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4215R outperforms i7-860 by a whopping 403% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-860 and Xeon Silver 4215R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1872 | 737 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.07 | 11.91 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
Series | no data | Intel Xeon Silver |
Architecture codename | Lynnfield (2009−2010) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
Release date | September 2009 (14 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $794 |
Current price | $76 (0.3x MSRP) | $887 (1.1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Silver 4215R has 193% better value for money than i7-860.
Detailed specifications
Core i7-860 and Xeon Silver 4215R 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
Threads | 8 | 16 |
Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 4 GHz |
Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 8 MB |
L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 11 MB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | 296 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | 79 °C |
Number of transistors | 774 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-860 and Xeon Silver 4215R 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 | no data |
Socket | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | FCLGA3647 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-860 and Xeon Silver 4215R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
AES-NI | - | + |
AVX | no data | + |
vPro | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Speed Shift | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
TSX | no data | + |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Status | Discontinued | Launched |
Security technologies
Core i7-860 and Xeon Silver 4215R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-860 and Xeon Silver 4215R are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-860 and Xeon Silver 4215R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2400 |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 1 TB |
Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | 115.212 GB/s |
ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-860 and Xeon Silver 4215R.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | 48 |
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.
Xeon Silver 4215R outperforms Core i7-860 by 403% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon Silver 4215R outperforms Core i7-860 by 402% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon Silver 4215R outperforms Core i7-860 by 165% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon Silver 4215R outperforms Core i7-860 by 348% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 1.93 | 9.70 |
Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
Threads | 8 | 16 |
Cost | $229 | $794 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 130 Watt |
The Xeon Silver 4215R is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-860 in performance tests.
Note that Core i7-860 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4215R is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-860 and Xeon Silver 4215R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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