Pentium G5600 vs Xeon X3470

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3470 and Pentium G5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1865	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 and Pentium 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	no data
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 and Pentium 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and Pentium G5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and Pentium G5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3470 and Pentium G5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3470 and Pentium G5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and Pentium G5600.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	51 Watt

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