Xeon Gold 5512U vs Pentium 957

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 957
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.39
Xeon Gold 5512U
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 185 Watt
38.00
+9644%

Xeon Gold 5512U outperforms Pentium 957 by a whopping 9644% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking300380
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data97.62
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency2.1719.44
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date19 June 2011 (13 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads256
Base clock speed1.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size131 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data89 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1023FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 5512U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size8.01 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (350 - 800 MHz)N/A
Graphics max frequency800 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 5512U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

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.

Pentium 957 0.39
Xeon Gold 5512U 38.00
+9644%

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.

Pentium 957 622
Xeon Gold 5512U 60365
+9605%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.39 38.00
Recency 19 June 2011 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 28
Threads 2 56
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 185 Watt

Pentium 957 has 988.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5512U, on the other hand, has a 9643.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5512U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 957 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 957 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5512U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 5512U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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