Xeon Silver 4215R vs Core i7-870

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-870 and Xeon Silver 4215R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1824	733
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.95	10.25
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)	$305	$794
Current price	$114 (0.4x MSRP)	$1032 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4215R has 979% better value for money than i7-870.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-870 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	2.93 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 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 i7-870 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 i7-870 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 i7-870 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 i7-870 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 i7-870 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 i7-870 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.

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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 i7-870 by 380% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.02	9.70
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Cost	$305	$794
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt

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