Xeon E-2314 vs Pentium G6950

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G6950
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.78
Xeon E-2314
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
5.13
+558%

Xeon E-2314 outperforms Pentium G6950 by a whopping 558% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6950 and Xeon E-2314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26241200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.017.47
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G6950 and Xeon E-2314 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6950 and Xeon E-2314 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6950 and Xeon E-2314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G6950 and Xeon E-2314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6950 and Xeon E-2314 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6950 and Xeon E-2314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size16.38 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HDno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6950 and Xeon E-2314 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6950 and Xeon E-2314.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1644

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 G6950 0.78
Xeon E-2314 5.13
+558%

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 G6950 1238
Xeon E-2314 8146
+558%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G6950 307
Xeon E-2314 1660
+441%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G6950 526
Xeon E-2314 4218
+702%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 5.13
Recency 7 January 2010 8 September 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2314 has a 557.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 12.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2314 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G6950 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G6950 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2314 is a server/workstation one.


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