Intel Xeon Silver 4216
VS
Intel Core i7-6500U
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
16
CPU Cores
2
3.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.10 GHz
32
CPU Threads
4
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Turbo (2 Cores)
2.80 GHz
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
2.30 GHz
Turbo (16 Cores)
no data
normal
Core architecture
no data
0x
A core
no data
0x
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
9
DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Shader
192
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Max. Memory
32 GB
Max. displays
3
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.

No
h264
Decode / Encode
No
JPEG
Decode / Encode
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h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
no data
h265 10bit
Decode
No
VP8
Decode / Encode
No
VP9
Decode
No
VC-1
Decode
No
AVC
Decode / Encode
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
no data
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
no data
No
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
6
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
48
PCIe lanes
12

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.

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TDP
15 W
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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
LGA 3647
Socket
BGA 1356
Q2/2019
Release date
Q3/2015
ca. 1008 $
Market price
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
no data
--
L2-Cache
no data

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Xeon Silver 4216
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i7-6500U