i5-10310U vs Xeon Silver 4216

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	578	1403
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.50	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	12.28	25.57
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,002	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	32	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	22 MB	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U 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
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.15 GHz
Execution Units	no data	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Core i5-10310U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.22	4.13
Recency	2 April 2019	13 May 2020
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	32	8
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

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