Pentium P6100 vs Xeon 5130
Aggregate performance score
Pentium P6100 outperforms Xeon 5130 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 5130 and Pentium P6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2849 | 2798 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.74 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 0.73 | 1.51 |
| Architecture codename | Woodcrest (2006) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | June 2006 (18 years ago) | 26 September 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $16 | $12 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5130 and Pentium P6100 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 15 |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 65 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 384 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | B2=1V-1.5V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5130 and Pentium P6100 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 771 | PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5130 and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon 5130 and Pentium P6100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5130 and Pentium P6100 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5130 and Pentium P6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17.051 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 5130 and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5130 and Pentium P6100.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 0.58 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Pentium P6100 has a 11.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Pentium P6100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 5130 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon 5130 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium P6100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5130 and Pentium P6100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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