Intel Xeon Gold 6210U vs Intel Core i7-2920XM

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Intel Xeon Gold 6210U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-2920XM
Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Intel Core i7-2920XM

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6210U or Intel Core i7-2920XM - 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 Xeon Gold 6210U has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6210U was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Core i7-2920XM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2920XM was released in Q1/2011.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
2 Generation 2
Cascade Lake Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6210U is a 20 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.90 GHz). The Intel Core i7-2920XM has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Characteristic Intel Core i7-2920XM
20 Cores 4
40 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon Gold 6210U Characteristic Intel Core i7-2920XM
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 10.1

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6210U supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2920XM can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Characteristic Intel Core i7-2920XM
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
27.50 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6210U has a TDP of 150 W, that of the Intel Core i7-2920XM is 55 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Characteristic Intel Core i7-2920XM
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6210U has a 27.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-2920XM cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Characteristic Intel Core i7-2920XM
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 3647 Socket PGA 988
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2011
1500 $ Release price 570 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6210U (100%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM (62%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6210U (100%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM (16%)

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 Xeon Gold 6210U Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
1124 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
701 (62%)

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 Xeon Gold 6210U Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
16392 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2670 (16%)

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 Xeon Gold 6210U Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
28921 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
4611 (16%)

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 Xeon Gold 6210U Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
618 (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 Xeon Gold 6210U Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2020 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6210U Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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