Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs Pentium G850

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2802	114
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.07	11.26
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.39	18.58
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	22 May 2011 (14 years ago)	10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$27	$3,141

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G850 has 69% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6438Y+.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium G850 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G850 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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	2
Socket	FCLGA1155	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G850 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G850 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G850 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G850 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G850 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G850 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.84	35.53
Recency	22 May 2011	10 January 2023
Physical cores	2	32
Threads	2	64
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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