Pentium Gold G6505T vs Xeon X3470

Place in the ranking	1893	1793
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.05	6.30
Architecture codename	no data	Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$75

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T 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	4
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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 X3470 2.06

Pentium Gold G6505T 2.33
+13.1%

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.

Xeon X3470 3269

Pentium Gold G6505T 3698
+13.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.06	2.33
Recency	1 July 2009	16 March 2021
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Xeon X3470 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold G6505T, on the other hand, has a 13.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold G6505T is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3470 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3470 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G6505T is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3470 and Pentium Gold G6505T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.