Intel Core i5-8279U vs Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-8279U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-8279U or Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y - 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 i5-8279U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8279U was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y has 12 cores with 24 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 4214Y was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Intel Core i 8000U (8) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11)
8 Generation 2
Coffee Lake U Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8279U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.10 GHz). The Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Intel Core i5-8279U Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
4 Cores 12
8 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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 i5-8279U Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
-- 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 Iris Plus Graphics 655 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 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 Iris Plus Graphics 655 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 i5-8279U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-8279U Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400
32 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 16.50 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 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 i5-8279U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y is 85 W.

Intel Core i5-8279U Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8279U has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y cache has a total of 16.50 MB.

Intel Core i5-8279U Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
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
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2019
320 $ Release price 768 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8279U (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8279U (48%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y (100%)

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 i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7965 (48%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
16458 (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 i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1035 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3953 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1255 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4382 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
402 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1702 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 2.40 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 i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.15 GHz
883 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
171 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
782 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2019) Unknown

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