Pentium G5500 vs Xeon E5-2686 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium G5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	607	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	8.30	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium G5500 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	36	no data
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium G5500 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium G5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium G5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium G5500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium G5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Pentium G5500.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	18	2
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	51 Watt

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