i5-430UM vs Xeon Silver 4208
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-430UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 991 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 18.58 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 7.88 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 20 June 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $417 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-430UM 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 | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.73 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 21 | 9 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 382+177 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-430UM 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 | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-430UM. 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 | + | no data |
| 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 | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-430UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-430UM 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 i5-430UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | 12.799 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 | 500 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-430UM integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-430UM.
| 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.
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
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 20 June 2010 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 18 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4208 has an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
i5-430UM, on the other hand, has 372.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-430UM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-430UM is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-430UM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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