Xeon E-2288G vs Pentium Gold G5620

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1703	706
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.43	26.67
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Pentium Gold	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	4.99	10.94
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)	29 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$93	$539

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2288G has 259% better value for money than Pentium Gold G5620.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G 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	4	16
Base clock speed	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	64 GB	128 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5620 and Xeon E-2288G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.69	10.98
Integrated graphics card	3.09	6.39
Recency	20 February 2019	29 May 2019
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	95 Watt

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