Intel Xeon Silver 4216 vs Intel Core i7-6500U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Xeon Silver 4216 and Intel Core i7-6500U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Xeon Silver 4216 or Intel Core i7-6500U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.10 GHz

Frequency

2.50 GHz

CPU Cores

3.20 GHz

Turbo (1 Core)

3.10 GHz

CPU Threads

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Turbo (2 Cores)

2.80 GHz

Yes

Hyperthreading

Yes

Overclocking

2.30 GHz

Turbo (16 Cores)

no data

normal

Core architecture

no data

A core

no data

B core

no data

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Xeon Silver 4216 or Intel Core i7-6500U.

GPU name

Intel HD Graphics 520

GPU frequency

0.30 GHz

No turbo

GPU (Turbo)

1.05 GHz

Generation

DirectX Version

Execution units

Shader

192

Max. Memory

32 GB

Max. displays

Technology

14 nm

Release date

Q3/2015

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

h264

Decode / Encode

JPEG

Decode / Encode

no data

h265 8bit

Decode / Encode

no data

h265 10bit

Decode

VP8

Decode / Encode

VP9

Decode

VC-1

Decode

AVC

Decode / Encode

h265 / HEVC (8 bit)

no data

h265 / HEVC (10 bit)

no data

AV1

no data

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-2400

Memory type

DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-1866

Max. Memory

32 GB

Memory channels

Yes

ECC

3.0

PCIe version

3.0

PCIe lanes

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes

AES-NI

Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

no data

TDP

15 W

Tjunction max.

TDP up

TDP down

100 W

TDP (PL1)

no data

TDP (PL2)

no data

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

22.00 MB

L3-Cache

4.00 MB

14 nm

Technology

14 nm

Cascade Lake

Architecture

Skylake-U

VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, vPro

Virtualization

VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d