i7-640LM vs Xeon Silver 4110

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-640LM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1047	2484
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	3.66
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 i7-640LM 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	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	no data	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	21	16
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	11 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+177 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-640LM 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
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-640LM. 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 i7-640LM 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 i7-640LM 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 i7-640LM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
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	566 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-640LM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i7-640LM.

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.

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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	6.46	0.97
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	25 Watt

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