Pentium G632 vs Xeon E5-1660 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Pentium G632 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	874	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.73	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	5.80	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,113	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Pentium G632 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	69 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Pentium G632 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Pentium G632. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Pentium G632 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Pentium G632 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Pentium G632. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	17 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Pentium G632 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Pentium G632.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	4 September 2011
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

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