i5-1230U vs Xeon Silver 4309Y

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4309Y
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
12.11
+74.5%
Core i5-1230U
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 9 Watt
6.94

Xeon Silver 4309Y outperforms Core i5-1230U by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6421019
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency10.9172.93
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4189FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U. 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
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TB64 GB
Max memory channels82
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes6414

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 4309Y 12.11
+74.5%
i5-1230U 6.94

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 4309Y 19237
+74.5%
i5-1230U 11022

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Silver 4309Y 1413
i5-1230U 1598
+13.1%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Silver 4309Y 7365
+33.6%
i5-1230U 5513

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.11 6.94
Recency 6 April 2021 23 February 2022
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 9 Watt

Xeon Silver 4309Y has a 74.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more threads.

i5-1230U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, 25% more physical cores, and 1066.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4309Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-1230U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4309Y is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-1230U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4309Y and Core i5-1230U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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