i3-1120G4 vs Xeon Silver 4210T

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Tiger Lake
Architecture codenameno dataTiger Lake-UP4 (2020)
Release date1 January 2020 (4 years ago)2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data2 GT/s
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache13.75 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature91 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1598
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TB32 GB
Max memory channels62
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4816

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2020 2 September 2020
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Silver 4210T has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

i3-1120G4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4210T and Core i3-1120G4. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4210T is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-1120G4 is a notebook one.


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