Xeon E-2336 vs Pentium B950

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B950 and Xeon E-2336 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2661	671
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.01
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	19 June 2011 (13 years ago)	8 September 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data
Current price	$90 (0.7x MSRP)	$2583

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium B950 and Xeon E-2336 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B950 and Xeon E-2336 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	1
Socket	PGA988	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B950 and Xeon E-2336. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium B950 and Xeon E-2336 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B950 and Xeon E-2336 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B950 and Xeon E-2336. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B950 and Xeon E-2336 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B950 and Xeon E-2336.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E-2336 outperforms Pentium B950 by 1568% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.65	10.84
Recency	19 June 2011	8 September 2021
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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