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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
Released
Q2/2018
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Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Intel Pentium Gold G5500

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 or Intel Pentium Gold G5500? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 72 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Pentium Gold G5500 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    855 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    450 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    527 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    518 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    763 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    252 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    355 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    235 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    358 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    709 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    808 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 21% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.75 times less performance per watt

    54 W left arrow 72 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold G5500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    406 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    412 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    313 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    610 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    584 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    938 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    805 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    209 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    430 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    353 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    158 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    779 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    254 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    269 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
Intel Pentium Gold G5500 Intel Pentium Gold G5500
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E3 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E3 v6 left arrow Intel Pentium G5000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold G5500 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Intel Pentium Gold G5500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    72 W left arrow 54 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake S left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q2/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Intel Pentium Gold G5500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
149
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
163
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
564
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
414
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
870
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
956
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
3039
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
2144
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3732
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
3891
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
11124
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
8250
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.83
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
2
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
5.98
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
5.02
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
7217
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
5677
Intel Pentium Gold G5500

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