Core i5-1235U vs Xeon Silver 4210

Place in performance ranking	818	823
Place by popularity	not in top-100	8
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.70	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	Intel Alder Lake-M
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$501	no data
Current price	$281 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-1235U 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	20	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	13.75 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-1235U 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	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-1235U. 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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-1235U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-1235U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-1235U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
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	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.2 GHz
Execution Units	no data	80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-1235U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-1235U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-1235U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-1235U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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 4210 8.72
+0.3%

i5-1235U 8.69

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 4210 13480
+0.3%

i5-1235U 13434

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 4210 1013

i5-1235U 1855
+83.1%

Core i5-1235U outperforms Xeon Silver 4210 by 83% 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 4210 5776
+1.2%

i5-1235U 5707

Xeon Silver 4210 outperforms Core i5-1235U by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.