i5-6442EQ vs Xeon Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.35
+151%

Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms Core i5-6442EQ by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-6442EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9851662
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.810.35
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Core i5
Power efficiency7.8810.69
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)12 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4208 has 5274% better value for money than i5-6442EQ.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-6442EQ 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2119
L1 cache512 KB256 KB
L2 cache8 MB1 MB
L3 cache11 MB6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data122 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-6442EQ 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-6442EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-6442EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-6442EQ are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-6442EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400no data
Maximum memory size1 TB64 GB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-6442EQ.

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 7.35
+151%
i5-6442EQ 2.93

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 11247
+151%
i5-6442EQ 4487

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.35 2.93
Recency 2 April 2019 12 October 2015
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 25 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has a 150.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

i5-6442EQ, on the other hand, has 240% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4208 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6442EQ in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-6442EQ is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Core i5-6442EQ, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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