Core i5-1230U vs Xeon Silver 4216

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-1230U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	527	926
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.15	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)	$1,002	no data
Current price	$1442 (1.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-1230U 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-1230U 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	FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-1230U. 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	+	+
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 4216 and Core i5-1230U 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 4216 and Core i5-1230U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-1230U. 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	850 MHz
Execution Units	no data	80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-1230U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-1230U 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 4216 and Core i5-1230U 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 4216 and Core i5-1230U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	14

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.

Xeon Silver 4216 outperforms Core i5-1230U by 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.33	7.18
Recency	2 April 2019	23 February 2022
Physical cores	16	10
Threads	32	12
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	9 Watt

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