Core i7-2655LE vs Xeon Silver 4208

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i7-2655LE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	920	2190
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.52	0.03
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	Intel Core i7
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$346
Current price	$254 (0.6x MSRP)	$4071 (11.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4208 has 78300% better value for money than i7-2655LE.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i7-2655LE 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	11 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i7-2655LE 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i7-2655LE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i7-2655LE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i7-2655LE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i7-2655LE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TB	16 GB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i7-2655LE.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no 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.

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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 4208 outperforms Core i7-2655LE by 467% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.31	1.29
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	4
Cost	$417	$346
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	25 Watt

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