Xeon E-2374G vs Pentium Gold G6505

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G6505
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.75
Xeon E-2374G
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
8.57
+212%

Xeon E-2374G outperforms Pentium Gold G6505 by a whopping 212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1701890
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency4.4810.13
Architecture codenameComet Lake-R (2021)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed4.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G 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
Socket1200FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data1

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @60 Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1644

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Pentium Gold G6505 2.75
Xeon E-2374G 8.57
+212%

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.

Pentium Gold G6505 4371
Xeon E-2374G 13607
+211%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.75 8.57
Integrated graphics card 3.09 4.56
Recency 16 March 2021 8 September 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 80 Watt

Pentium Gold G6505 has 37.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2374G, on the other hand, has a 211.6% higher aggregate performance score, 47.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon E-2374G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6505 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G6505 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2374G is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G6505 and Xeon E-2374G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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