Xeon w7-2495X vs Pentium E6300

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6300 and Xeon w7-2495X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2743	93
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.59	48.07
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.94	15.42
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	9 May 2009 (15 years ago)	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$40	$2,189

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w7-2495X has 1239% better value for money than Pentium E6300.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E6300 and Xeon w7-2495X 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	45 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	77 °C
Number of transistors	228 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6300 and Xeon w7-2495X 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	LGA775	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6300 and Xeon w7-2495X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium E6300 and Xeon w7-2495X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E6300 and Xeon w7-2495X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6300 and Xeon w7-2495X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	2 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6300 and Xeon w7-2495X.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.67	38.05
Recency	9 May 2009	15 February 2023
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	225 Watt

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