Xeon 6972P vs Pentium G4520

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2216not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency3.20no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Granite Rapids (2024−2025)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$93no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4520 and Xeon 6972P 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)96
Threads2192
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 3 nm
Die size150 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C80 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4520 and Xeon 6972P 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA7529
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon 6972P. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G4520 and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® ME+
OS Guard-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5(6400 MHz)MRDIMM(8800 MHz)
Maximum memory size64 GB3 TB
Max memory channels212
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530N/A
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4520 and Xeon 6972P integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon 6972P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon 6972P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2015 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 2 192
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 500 Watt

Pentium G4520 has 880.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 4700% more physical cores and 9500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Intel Pentium G4520 and Intel Xeon 6972P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium G4520 is a desktop processor while Xeon 6972P is a server/workstation one.

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