Intel Core i5-8260U vs Intel Xeon Silver 4216

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Intel Core i5-8260U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4216
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Xeon Silver 4216

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-8260U or Intel Xeon Silver 4216 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-8260U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8260U was released in Q4/2019.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4216 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4216 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Intel Core i 8000U (KL) (7) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11)
8 Generation 2
Kaby Lake U Refresh Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-7260U Predecessor Intel Xeon Silver 4116
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8260U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (3.90 GHz). The Intel Xeon Silver 4216 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Intel Core i5-8260U Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4216
4 Cores 16
8 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-8260U Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4216
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-8260U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4216 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-8260U Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4216
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400
64 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 22.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 48
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-8260U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon Silver 4216 is 100 W.

Intel Core i5-8260U Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4216
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8260U has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4216 cache has a total of 22.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-8260U Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4216
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1528 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2019 Release date Q2/2019
297 $ Release price 1008 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8260U (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 (95%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8260U (30%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
923 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Intel Xeon Silver 4216
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
914 (99%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3624 (29%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Intel Xeon Silver 4216
16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz
12286 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1288 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Intel Xeon Silver 4216
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
1170 (91%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
6149 (30%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Intel Xeon Silver 4216
16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz
20629 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3655 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Intel Xeon Silver 4216
16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Intel Xeon Silver 4216
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Xeon Silver 4216
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