Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Core i7-4960HQ

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,096

Rank #797

vs
5,138

Rank #762

5,096
5,138

Core i7-4960HQ wins by 0.8% (Rank #797 vs #762)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,065

Rank #901

vs
5,297

Rank #726

5,065
5,297

Core i7-4960HQ wins by 4.4% (Rank #901 vs #726)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,142

Rank #542

vs
4,899

Rank #724

5,142
4,899

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 4.7% (Rank #542 vs #724)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,837

Rank #492

vs
4,706

Rank #653

4,837
4,706

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 2.7% (Rank #492 vs #653)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,841

Rank #519

vs
4,653

Rank #788

4,841
4,653

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 3.9% (Rank #519 vs #788)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,886

Rank #483

vs
4,772

Rank #619

4,886
4,772

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 2.3% (Rank #483 vs #619)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Core i7-4960HQ Diff
Cores
8
4
+50%
Threads
16
8
+50%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
2,600 MHz
-19.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
21x
26x
-19.2%
L1 Cache
512 KB
62 KB
+87.8%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
11 MiB
8 MiB
+30.6%
Memory Channels
6
2
+66.7%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
26 GB/s
+76.1%
PCIe Lanes
48
16
+66.7%
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
47 W
44.7% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Core i7-4960HQ
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series 4200 --
Model Number 4208 i7-4960HQ
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake --
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Crystalwell
Core Family 6 --
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 FCBGA1364
Package FCLGA-3647 FC-BGA1364
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 3
PCIe Configuration 1x16, x8, x4 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Server Mobile
Release Price $417.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
Core i7-4960HQ
Intel

Family

Xeon Silver 4208
Xeon
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Series

Xeon Silver 4208
4200
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4208
4208
Core i7-4960HQ
i7-4960HQ

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake SP
Core i7-4960HQ
Crystalwell

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4208
6
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Socket

Xeon Silver 4208
Socket P and LGA-3647
Core i7-4960HQ
FCBGA1364

Package

Xeon Silver 4208
FCLGA-3647
Core i7-4960HQ
FC-BGA1364

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4208
Lewisburg
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4208
DDR4-2400
Core i7-4960HQ
DDR3L 1333/1600

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
Core i7-4960HQ
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4208
3.0
Core i7-4960HQ
3

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4208
1x16, x8, x4
Core i7-4960HQ
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4208
Server
Core i7-4960HQ
Mobile

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4208
$417.00
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
Core i7-4960HQ
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Core i7-4960HQ
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 264 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,400
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon Silver 4208
14 nm
Core i7-4960HQ
22 nm

Die Area

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Core i7-4960HQ
264 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Core i7-4960HQ
1,400

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
Core i7-4960HQ
Intel

Technology

Xeon Silver 4208
CMOS
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4208
64-bit
Core i7-4960HQ
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4208
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-4960HQ
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Core i7-4960HQ
GPU -- Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1300 MHz

GPU

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Core i7-4960HQ
Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200

GPU Designer

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Core i7-4960HQ
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Core i7-4960HQ
1300 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4208 Core i7-4960HQ
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64