Xeon E-2356G vs Pentium Gold G6500T

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G6500T
2020
4 threads, 35 Watt
2.44
Xeon E-2356G
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
11.66
+378%

Xeon E-2356G outperforms Pentium Gold G6500T by a whopping 378% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1756664
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency6.6013.79
Architecture codenameno dataRocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date1 April 2020 (4 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G 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 coresno data6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB Intel® Smart Cache12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G 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
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® 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++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported31

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hz4096 x 2160 @60 Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 Gold G6500T 2.44
Xeon E-2356G 11.66
+378%

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 Gold G6500T 3874
Xeon E-2356G 18521
+378%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.44 11.66
Integrated graphics card 3.09 4.56
Recency 1 April 2020 8 September 2021
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Pentium Gold G6500T has 128.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2356G, on the other hand, has a 377.9% higher aggregate performance score, 47.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2356G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6500T in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G6500T is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2356G is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G6500T and Xeon E-2356G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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