Pentium Gold 4415Y vs Xeon X5650
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5650 outperforms Pentium Gold 4415Y by a whopping 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1413 | 2345 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.25 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 21 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $53 | $161 |
| Current price | $28 (0.5x MSRP) | $548 (3.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 | FCBGA1515 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Smart Response | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 29.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 615 |
| Max video memory | no data | 16 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 10 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.70 | 1.04 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 21 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Cost | $53 | $161 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 6 Watt |
The Xeon X5650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4415Y in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5650 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold 4415Y is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5650 and Pentium Gold 4415Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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