Pentium G630T vs Xeon X5647

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5647 and Pentium G630T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1587	2606
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.62	0.01
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	4 September 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$175	$80
Current price	$311 (1.8x MSRP)	$125 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5647 has 6100% better value for money than Pentium G630T.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5647 and Pentium G630T 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	2
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	239 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5647 and Pentium G630T 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	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5647 and Pentium G630T. 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	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X5647 and Pentium G630T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5647 and Pentium G630T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5647 and Pentium G630T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	288 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	17 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5647 and Pentium G630T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5647 and Pentium G630T.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

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 X5647 outperforms Pentium G630T by 310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.87	0.70
Recency	14 February 2011	4 September 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Cost	$175	$80
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

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