Intel Xeon Silver 4215 vs Intel Core i7 960

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,262

Rank #645

vs
4,622

Rank #1,172

5,262
4,622

Xeon Silver 4215 wins by 12.2% (Rank #645 vs #1172)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,178

Rank #825

vs
4,536

Rank #1,260

5,178
4,536

Xeon Silver 4215 wins by 12.4% (Rank #825 vs #1260)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,388

Rank #438

vs
4,752

Rank #902

5,388
4,752

Xeon Silver 4215 wins by 11.8% (Rank #438 vs #902)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,912

Rank #433

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,930

Rank #465

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #381

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4215 Core i7 960 Diff
Cores
8
4
+50%
Threads
16
8
+50%
Base Frequency
2,500 MHz
3,200 MHz
-21.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,500 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
25x
--
L1 Cache
512 KB
--
L2 Cache
8 MiB
--
L3 Cache
11 MiB
--
Memory Channels
6
3
+50%
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
130 W
34.6% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4215 Core i7 960
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series 4200 --
Model Number 4215 i7-960
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake --
Core Name Cascade Lake SP --
Core Family 6 --
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 FCLGA1366
Package FCLGA-3647 --
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 3
PCIe Configuration 1x16, x8, x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Server --
Release Price $794.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Xeon Silver 4215
Intel
Core i7 960
Intel

Family

Xeon Silver 4215
Xeon
Core i7 960
--

Series

Xeon Silver 4215
4200
Core i7 960
--

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4215
4215
Core i7 960
i7-960

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4215
Cascade Lake
Core i7 960
--

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4215
Cascade Lake SP
Core i7 960
--

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4215
6
Core i7 960
--

Socket

Xeon Silver 4215
Socket P and LGA-3647
Core i7 960
FCLGA1366

Package

Xeon Silver 4215
FCLGA-3647
Core i7 960
--

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4215
Lewisburg
Core i7 960
--

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4215
DDR4-2400
Core i7 960
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4215
Yes
Core i7 960
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4215
3.0
Core i7 960
3

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4215
1x16, x8, x4
Core i7 960
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4215
Server
Core i7 960
--

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4215
$794.00
Core i7 960
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4215
Yes
Core i7 960
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4215 Core i7 960
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon Silver 4215
14 nm
Core i7 960
45 nm

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4215
Intel
Core i7 960
--

Technology

Xeon Silver 4215
CMOS
Core i7 960
--

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4215
64-bit
Core i7 960
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4215
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7 960
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon Silver 4215 Core i7 960
GPU -- HD Graphics 4600
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Xeon Silver 4215
--
Core i7 960
HD Graphics 4600

GPU Designer

Xeon Silver 4215
--
Core i7 960
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon Silver 4215
--
Core i7 960
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4215 Core i7 960
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