i5-1235U (IPU) vs Xeon Silver 4214

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking757not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.99no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency11.35no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$694no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache768 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i5-1235U (IPU). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) 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 4214 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i5-1235U (IPU). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIris Xe 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i5-1235U (IPU).

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 23 February 2022
Physical cores 12 10
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Silver 4214 has 20% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i5-1235U (IPU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 466.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i5-1235U (IPU). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4214 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-1235U (IPU) is a notebook one.


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