i7-5600U vs Xeon Silver 4108

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4108
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
5.62
+194%
Core i7-5600U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.91

Xeon Silver 4108 outperforms Core i7-5600U by a whopping 194% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11511975
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.62no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Core i7
Power efficiency6.2512.04
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$393

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache11 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB16 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 5500
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4812

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.

Xeon Silver 4108 5.62
+194%
i7-5600U 1.91

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.

Xeon Silver 4108 8926
+194%
i7-5600U 3033

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Silver 4108 826
i7-5600U 917
+11%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Silver 4108 4391
+152%
i7-5600U 1741

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.62 1.91
Recency 11 July 2017 1 March 2015
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Silver 4108 has a 194.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

i7-5600U, on the other hand, has 466.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4108 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-5600U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4108 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-5600U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4108 and Core i7-5600U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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