i5-10500H vs Xeon Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06
+0.1%
Core i5-10500H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
7.05

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10031005
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.08no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency7.8614.83
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KB384 KB
L2 cache8 MB153 KB
L3 cache11 MB12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H. 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++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 4208 7.06
+0.1%
i5-10500H 7.05

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 4208 11215
+0.1%
i5-10500H 11203

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 4208 924
i5-10500H 1452
+57.1%

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 4208 4812
i5-10500H 5054
+5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 7.05
Recency 2 April 2019 2 April 2020
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has a 0.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

i5-10500H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 88.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-10500H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-10500H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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