i7-620M vs Xeon Silver 4110
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4110 outperforms Core i7-620M by a whopping 417% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-620M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1047 | 2299 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.13 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 7.16 | 3.37 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $501 | $332 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-620M 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 21 | 15 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 384 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-620M 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | BGA1288,PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-620M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| 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 | no data | 36 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-620M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-620M are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-620M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | 17.051 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 766 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-620M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-620M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 16 |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.46 | 1.25 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 7 January 2010 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4110 has a 416.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
i7-620M, on the other hand, has 142.9% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Silver 4110 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-620M in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4110 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-620M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-620M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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