Pentium N3530 vs Xeon Gold 6144
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6144 outperforms Pentium N3530 by a whopping 1579% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6144 and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 606 | 2650 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.17 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 7.94 | 9.46 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 23 February 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,925 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6144 and Pentium N3530 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.16 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.58 GHz |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 24.75 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6144 and Pentium N3530 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6144 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3L-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 896 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6144 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Pentium N3530.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 and 2.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.59 | 0.75 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 23 February 2014 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 7 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6144 has a 1578.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has 2042.9% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 6144 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6144 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium N3530 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6144 and Pentium N3530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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