Intel Pentium Gold G6500 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F. Specifications, performance, tests

Comprehensive background on the processors being compared, detailing their series, generation, and targeted market segment.

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Pentium Intel Xeon Platinum
• Generation
  10 1
• CPU group
  Intel Pentium G6000 Intel Xeon Platinum 8100

Essential parameters including the number of cores, threads, base and turbo frequencies, and cache size. These metrics provide insight into the processor’s speed—higher values generally indicate better performance.

• Frequency
  4.10 GHz 2.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 24
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 3.70 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 48
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

The integrated graphics (iGPU) do not influence the CPU performance significantly; they serve as a substitute for a dedicated graphics card in the absence of one or are utilized in mobile devices.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 630 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.10 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  24
• Shader
  192
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB --
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  9.5
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016

This section details the built-in codecs used for encoding and decoding media content, which significantly enhance processing speed and efficiency.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

Overview of the types and quantities of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F and Intel Pentium Gold G6500. The supported memory frequencies may vary depending on the motherboard configuration.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  128 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 6
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16 48

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Analyze the TDP (Thermal Design Power) requirements of Intel Pentium Gold G6500 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F to make an informed decision on the appropriate cooling system. Remember that TDP refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  58 W 160 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C --

Information on architecture, interfaces, and additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium Gold G6500 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F, including virtual machine technologies and fabrication processes.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 33.00 MB
• Architecture
  Comet Lake S Skylake
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1200 LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q3/2017