Xeon Gold 6326 vs Pentium G4500

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76
Xeon Gold 6326
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 185 Watt
22.20
+1161%

Xeon Gold 6326 outperforms Pentium G4500 by a whopping 1161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2018234
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency3.2711.36
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$82no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size150 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C78 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326 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)2
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon Gold 6326.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

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 G4500 1.76
Xeon Gold 6326 22.20
+1161%

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 G4500 2797
Xeon Gold 6326 35270
+1161%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 22.20
Recency 1 September 2015 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 185 Watt

Pentium G4500 has 262.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6326, on the other hand, has a 1161.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6326 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4500 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G4500 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6326 is a server/workstation one.


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