Xeon Gold 6554S vs Pentium 2030M

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2030M and Xeon Gold 6554S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2535not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency2.43no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 January 2013 (11 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$3,157

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2030M and Xeon Gold 6554S basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)36
Threads272
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)180 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size118 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2030M and Xeon Gold 6554S compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketFCPGA988FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2030M and Xeon Gold 6554S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium 2030M and Xeon Gold 6554S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2030M and Xeon Gold 6554S are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2030M and Xeon Gold 6554S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2030M and Xeon Gold 6554S integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2030M and Xeon Gold 6554S.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2013 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 36
Threads 2 72
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 270 Watt

Pentium 2030M has 671.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6554S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 1700% more physical cores and 3500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 2030M and Xeon Gold 6554S. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium 2030M is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6554S is a server/workstation one.


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