Xeon Silver 4510 vs Pentium Gold G6600

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G6600
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.69
Xeon Silver 4510
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
21.51
+700%

Xeon Silver 4510 outperforms Pentium Gold G6600 by a whopping 700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1700247
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency4.3913.57
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$563

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed4.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510 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
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510. 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++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630N/A
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Xeon Silver 4510.

PCIe version3.05
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 Gold G6600 2.69
Xeon Silver 4510 21.51
+700%

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 G6600 4273
Xeon Silver 4510 34170
+700%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.69 21.51
Recency 30 April 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 150 Watt

Pentium Gold G6600 has 158.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4510, on the other hand, has a 699.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4510 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6600 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G6600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4510 is a server/workstation one.


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