Xeon Platinum 8253 vs i7-2610UE
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8253 outperforms Core i7-2610UE by a whopping 1892% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-2610UE and Xeon Platinum 8253 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2540 | 345 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 8.23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 4.95 | 13.42 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Cascade Lake-SP (2018) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 11 December 2018 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $317 | $3,115 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Platinum 8253 has 41050% better value for money than i7-2610UE.
Detailed specifications
Core i7-2610UE and Xeon Platinum 8253 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 15 | 22 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 22 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 87 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 87 °C |
| Number of transistors | 624 Million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-2610UE and Xeon Platinum 8253 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) | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2610UE and Xeon Platinum 8253. 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 | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| 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 i7-2610UE and Xeon Platinum 8253 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2610UE and Xeon Platinum 8253 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2610UE and Xeon Platinum 8253. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2610UE and Xeon Platinum 8253.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.89 | 17.73 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 125 Watt |
i7-2610UE has 635.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8253, on the other hand, has a 1892.1% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Platinum 8253 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2610UE in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i7-2610UE is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8253 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-2610UE and Xeon Platinum 8253, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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