i5-4310U vs Xeon Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06
+344%
Core i5-4310U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.59

Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms Core i5-4310U by a whopping 344% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10032111
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.06no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Core i5
Power efficiency7.8610.03
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)19 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KB128 KB
L2 cache8 MB512 KB
L3 cache11 MB3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size1 TB16 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3280x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4812
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 4208 7.06
+344%
i5-4310U 1.59

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.

Xeon Silver 4208 11215
+344%
i5-4310U 2524

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.

Xeon Silver 4208 924
+16.4%
i5-4310U 794

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.

Xeon Silver 4208 4812
+213%
i5-4310U 1537

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 1.59
Recency 2 April 2019 19 January 2014
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has a 344% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

i5-4310U, on the other hand, has 466.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4208 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4310U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-4310U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-4310U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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