Ultra 5 228V vs Xeon Silver 4210
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 228V outperforms Xeon Silver 4210 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4210 and Core Ultra 5 228V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 887 | 609 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.52 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.47 | 69.86 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $501 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4210 and Core Ultra 5 228V 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 37 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 640 KB | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 10 MB | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4210 and Core Ultra 5 228V 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 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core Ultra 5 228V. 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 | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4210 and Core Ultra 5 228V 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 4210 and Core Ultra 5 228V are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core Ultra 5 228V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Arc 130V |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core Ultra 5 228V.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 4 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.51 | 12.55 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 17 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4210 has 25% more physical cores and 150% more threads.
Ultra 5 228V, on the other hand, has a 47.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 5 228V is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4210 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4210 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 228V is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4210 and Core Ultra 5 228V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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