Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y vs Intel Core i7-5950HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y and Intel Core i7-5950HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

Intel Core i7-5950HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 7 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2827 vs 2309
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42961 vs 7775

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 2 June 2015
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 256 KB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared) vs 6 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2827 vs 2309
PassMark - CPU mark	42961 vs 7775

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5950HQ

Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 78
43690.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 78
L2 cache	1 MB vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5950HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2827

2309

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42961

7775

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Core i7-5950HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	2827	2309
PassMark - CPU mark	42961	7775
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1126
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4563
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3277
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3277

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	2 June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$573	$623
Place in performance rating	385	1048
Processor Number	4410Y	i7-5950HQ
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	4 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR3L 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	16
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x1622
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3