Pentium P6100 vs Xeon E5-2650 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium P6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	787	2692
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	87.78	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	26 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,166	$12
Current price	$39 (0x MSRP)	$14 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v4 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	2500 MHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	384 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium P6100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium P6100 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	-
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium P6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

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 E5-2650 v4 and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium P6100.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	1

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 outperforms Pentium P6100 by 1449% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.83	0.57
Recency	20 June 2016	26 September 2010
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Cost	$1166	$12
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

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