Pentium Gold G5600 vs Xeon E-2136

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2136
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
8.48
+249%
Pentium Gold G5600
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.43

Xeon E-2136 outperforms Pentium Gold G5600 by a whopping 249% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9001777
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.913.05
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon EIntel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency10.034.51
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date12 July 2018 (6 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$289$93

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2136 has 750% better value for money than Pentium Gold G5600.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3339
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size154 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics P630Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium Gold G5600.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Xeon E-2136 8.48
+249%
Pentium Gold G5600 2.43

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.

Xeon E-2136 13477
+250%
Pentium Gold G5600 3853

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.48 2.43
Integrated graphics card 6.40 3.09
Recency 12 July 2018 2 April 2018
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E-2136 has a 249% higher aggregate performance score, 107.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 months, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium Gold G5600, on the other hand, has 48.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2136 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E-2136 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G5600 is a desktop one.


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