Xeon Silver 4210 vs i7-640LM

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-640LM and Xeon Silver 4210 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2486	887
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	19.55
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency	3.63	9.47
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$332	$501

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-640LM and Xeon Silver 4210 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	2.13 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	22
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	640 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	10 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	13.75 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+177 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	78 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-640LM and Xeon Silver 4210 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)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	BGA1288	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640LM and Xeon Silver 4210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	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	+	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-640LM and Xeon Silver 4210 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-640LM and Xeon Silver 4210 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-640LM and Xeon Silver 4210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	566 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640LM and Xeon Silver 4210 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640LM and Xeon Silver 4210.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.96	8.51
Recency	7 January 2010	2 April 2019
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	20
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	85 Watt

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