Pentium P6200 vs Xeon E5-2620 v2
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2620 v2 outperforms Pentium P6200 by a whopping 585% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Pentium P6200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1353 | 2704 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.02 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge-EP (2013) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (10 years ago) | 26 September 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $417 | $60 |
| Current price | $93 (0.2x MSRP) | $18.85 (0.3x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Pentium P6200 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.133 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 2500 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 15 MB (shared) | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 382+177 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Pentium P6200 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 | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 2011 | PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Pentium P6200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Pentium P6200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Pentium P6200 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Pentium P6200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 17.051 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Pentium P6200.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 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.
Xeon E5-2620 v2 outperforms Pentium P6200 by 585% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E5-2620 v2 outperforms Pentium P6200 by 588% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-2620 v2 outperforms Pentium P6200 by 48% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-2620 v2 outperforms Pentium P6200 by 351% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.04 | 0.59 |
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 26 September 2010 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Cost | $417 | $60 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon E5-2620 v2 has a 584.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium P6200, on the other hand, has its recommended price lower by $357, and 128.6% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2620 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6200 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2620 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium P6200 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2620 v2 and Pentium P6200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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