Xeon Silver 4509Y vs i3-1215U

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1019not rated
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Mno data
Power efficiency43.09no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-U (2022)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$563

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed1.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache10 MB (shared)22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 configuration12
SocketFCBGA1744FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel ProcessorsN/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
Execution Units64no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanes2080

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 February 2022 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

i3-1215U has 733.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4509Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.3% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-1215U and Xeon Silver 4509Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-1215U is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4509Y is a server/workstation one.


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