Xeon Silver 4210R vs i3-7340
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-7340 and Xeon Silver 4210R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 796 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 28.08 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | Intel Xeon Silver |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.01 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 17 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $157 | $511 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i3-7340 and Xeon Silver 4210R 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 42 | 24 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 640 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 10 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 13.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 84 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-7340 and Xeon Silver 4210R 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | 1151 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7340 and Xeon Silver 4210R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i3-7340 and Xeon Silver 4210R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7340 and Xeon Silver 4210R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7340 and Xeon Silver 4210R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 115.212 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 630 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7340 and Xeon Silver 4210R.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 July 2017 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 100 Watt |
i3-7340 has 96.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Silver 4210R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Core i3-7340 and Xeon Silver 4210R. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i3-7340 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4210R is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-7340 and Xeon Silver 4210R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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