Xeon E-2488 vs Pentium G6951

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6951 and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2445	276
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.12	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	1 September 2010 (13 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	no data
Current price	$74 (0.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6951 and Xeon E-2488 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	5.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	81 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6951 and Xeon E-2488 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	FCLGA1156	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6951 and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium G6951 and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6951 and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6951 and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD

N/A

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6951 and Xeon E-2488 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6951 and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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.

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Pentium G6951 by 2064% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.89	19.26
Recency	1 September 2010	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	95 Watt

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