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Intel Core i7-6950X vs Intel Xeon Silver 4215R. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2016
Intel Core i7-6950X
Intel Core i7-6950X
Released
Q1/2020
Overall score
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Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-6950X or Intel Xeon Silver 4215R? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-6950X has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q2/2016.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q1/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    447 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    269 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    125 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    415 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    165 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    563 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    270 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    361 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    102 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    362 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    86 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    241 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    189 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.93 times less performance per watt

    130 W left arrow 140 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Silver 4215R CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    507 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    147 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition left arrow Intel Xeon Silver
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000X left arrow Intel Xeon Silver 4200
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Silver 4215R and Intel Core i7-6950X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 1024 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-6950X and Intel Xeon Silver 4215R to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    140 W left arrow 130 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-6950X and Intel Core i7-6950X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 11.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell E left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q1/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-6950X and Intel Xeon Silver 4215R.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
974
Intel Core i7-6950X
1033
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8993
Intel Core i7-6950X
11877
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

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