i5-12490F vs Xeon Silver 4210

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4210
2019
10 cores / 20 threads, 85 Watt
8.83
Core i5-12490F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.29
+50.5%

Core i5-12490F outperforms Xeon Silver 4210 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking880589
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.88no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency9.4718.64
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$501no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2012
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache640 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache10 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache13.75 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F 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
SocketFCLGA36471700
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F. 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+no data
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 4210 and Core i5-12490F 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 4210 and Core i5-12490F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4820

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 4210 8.83
i5-12490F 13.29
+50.5%

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 4210 13520
i5-12490F 20337
+50.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.83 13.29
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 20 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Silver 4210 has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

i5-12490F, on the other hand, has a 50.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12490F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4210 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4210 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12490F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4210 and Core i5-12490F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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