Xeon Gold 6538Y vs Pentium 987

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 987 and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	no data
Release date	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 987 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	no data
Threads	2	no data
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	79 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 987 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	BGA1023	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 987 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 987 and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 987 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 987 and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCI Express lanes

16

80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2012	1 October 2023
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	225 Watt

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