Core i5-12490F vs Xeon Silver 4210

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	823	535
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.42	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$501	no data
Current price	$294 (0.6x MSRP)	$352

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	20	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.6 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	13.75 MB	20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F 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	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F. 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
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F 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 i5-12490F 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 i5-12490F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
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	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
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.

Core i5-12490F outperforms Xeon Silver 4210 by 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.72	13.23
Physical cores	10	6
Threads	20	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

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