i7-920XM Extreme Edition vs Xeon Silver 4210

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	887	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.63	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	9.47	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$501	$1,054

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	20	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI
Bus rate	no data	2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	22	15
L1 cache	640 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	10 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	296 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	774 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition 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	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition. 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 i7-920XM Extreme Edition 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 i7-920XM Extreme Edition 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 i7-920XM Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	1 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	10	4
Threads	20	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	55 Watt

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