Xeon Gold 6312U vs Pentium G4600

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4600
2017, $87
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.05
Xeon Gold 6312U
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
24.02
+1072%

Xeon Gold 6312U outperforms Pentium G4600 by a whopping 1072% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2092264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.44no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Pentium, Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency4.3213.95
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date3 January 2017 (8 years ago)6 April 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$87no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4600 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4600 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600 and Xeon Gold 6312U. 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+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G4600 and Xeon Gold 6312U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600 and Xeon Gold 6312U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600 and Xeon Gold 6312U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4600 and Xeon Gold 6312U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4600 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4600 and Xeon Gold 6312U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600 and Xeon Gold 6312U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Pentium G4600 2.05
Xeon Gold 6312U 24.02
+1072%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Pentium G4600 3630
Samples: 568
Xeon Gold 6312U 42443
+1069%
Samples: 9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.05 24.02
Recency 3 January 2017 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 185 Watt

Pentium G4600 has 262.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6312U, on the other hand, has a 1071.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6312U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G4600 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G4600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6312U is a server/workstation one.

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