Xeon Gold 6530 vs Pentium J2900

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.82
Xeon Gold 6530
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
42.82
+5122%

Xeon Gold 6530 outperforms Pentium J2900 by a whopping 5122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking260860
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data55.96
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency7.4814.46
Architecture codenameBay Trail-D (2013)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 November 2013 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$94$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speed2.41 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache224 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI-no data
RST-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size8 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesN/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes480
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

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 J2900 0.82
Xeon Gold 6530 42.82
+5122%

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 J2900 1249
Xeon Gold 6530 65533
+5147%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 42.82
Recency 1 November 2013 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 4 64
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 270 Watt

Pentium J2900 has 2600% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has a 5122% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J2900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium J2900 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6530 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J2900 and Xeon Gold 6530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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