Xeon Gold 6330 vs Pentium G640

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G640
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.87
Xeon Gold 6330
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
27.62
+3075%

Xeon Gold 6330 outperforms Pentium G640 by a whopping 3075% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G640 and Xeon Gold 6330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2561179
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.2412.51
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date3 June 2012 (12 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G640 and Xeon Gold 6330 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 speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data86 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G640 and Xeon Gold 6330 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G640 and Xeon Gold 6330. 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+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G640 and Xeon Gold 6330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G640 and Xeon Gold 6330 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G640 and Xeon Gold 6330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G640 and Xeon Gold 6330 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G640 and Xeon Gold 6330.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 G640 0.87
Xeon Gold 6330 27.62
+3075%

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 G640 1349
Xeon Gold 6330 43056
+3092%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 27.62
Recency 3 June 2012 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 28
Threads 2 56
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

Pentium G640 has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6330, on the other hand, has a 3074.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G640 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G640 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6330 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G640 and Xeon Gold 6330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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