Xeon Gold 6348 vs Pentium G3260T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3260T
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.19
Xeon Gold 6348
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 235 Watt
33.96
+2754%

Xeon Gold 6348 outperforms Pentium G3260T by a whopping 2754% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2337117
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 January 2015 (9 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads256
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt235 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® 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+-
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32 GB6 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® Processorsno data
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348 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 G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348 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 G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348.

PCIe versionUp to 3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Pentium G3260T 1.19
Xeon Gold 6348 33.96
+2754%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium G3260T 1837
Xeon Gold 6348 52276
+2746%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 33.96
Recency 1 January 2015 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 28
Threads 2 56
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 235 Watt

Pentium G3260T has 571.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6348, on the other hand, has a 2753.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6348 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3260T in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3260T is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6348 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3260T and Xeon Gold 6348, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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