Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs i5-4210U

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2167not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency9.15no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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 cores2 (Dual-core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads428
Base clock speed1.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate5 GT/s2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)3.5 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)35 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GB1,536 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4400no data
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43280x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1240
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 April 2014 20 June 2016
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 4 28
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 120 Watt

i5-4210U has 700% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2670 v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-4210U and Xeon E5-2670 v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-4210U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2670 v4 is a server/workstation one.


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