Xeon Gold 6534 vs Pentium G3240

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2316not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.18no data
Architecture codenameno dataEmerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,816

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsN/A
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534.

PCIe versionUp to 3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2014 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 195 Watt

Pentium G3240 has 267.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6534, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium G3240 and Xeon Gold 6534. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium G3240 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6534 is a server/workstation one.


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