Pentium Gold G6405T vs Xeon E5506

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5506
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.23
Pentium Gold G6405T
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.11
+71.5%

Pentium Gold G6405T outperforms Xeon E5506 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23141868
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.57no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.455.68
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$43$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.13 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature76 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size144 GB128 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5506 and Pentium Gold G6405T.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Xeon E5506 1.23
Pentium Gold G6405T 2.11
+71.5%

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.

Xeon E5506 1944
Pentium Gold G6405T 3341
+71.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.23 2.11
Recency 30 March 2009 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5506 has 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold G6405T, on the other hand, has a 71.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold G6405T is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5506 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5506 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G6405T is a desktop one.


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