Pentium Silver vs i5-7640X

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-7640X and Pentium Silver processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1300	1929
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.18	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	3.75	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake-X (2017)	no data
Release date	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)	1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$242	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-7640X and Pentium Silver 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	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	no data
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	40	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-7640X and Pentium Silver 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	FCLGA2066	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	112 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7640X and Pentium Silver. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
TSX	+	-
Status	Discontinued	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7640X and Pentium Silver are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7640X and Pentium Silver. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

HD 630

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7640X and Pentium Silver.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.61	2.00
Recency	30 May 2017	1 July 2020

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