Xeon Gold 5315Y vs i7-9850HE
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5315Y outperforms Core i7-9850HE by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-9850HE and Xeon Gold 5315Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1017 | 569 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 14.39 | 8.86 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-HR (2019) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | June 2019 (5 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-9850HE and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 9 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 81 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-9850HE and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 | 2 |
| Socket | Intel BGA1440 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 140 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9850HE and Xeon Gold 5315Y. 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 | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-9850HE and Xeon Gold 5315Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9850HE and Xeon Gold 5315Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9850HE and Xeon Gold 5315Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9850HE and Xeon Gold 5315Y.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
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 | 6.97 | 13.36 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 140 Watt |
i7-9850HE has 211.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5315Y, on the other hand, has a 91.7% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Gold 5315Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-9850HE in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i7-9850HE is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5315Y is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-9850HE and Xeon Gold 5315Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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