Intel Pentium 2127U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6148

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Intel Pentium 2127U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Xeon Gold 6148

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium 2127U and the Intel Xeon Gold 6148 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium 2127U 2 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6148 which has 20 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Pentium 2000 (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
4 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2127U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6148 clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium 2127U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6148
2 Cores 20
2 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium 2127U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6148
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium 2127U, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6148 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium 2127U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6148
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 28.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium 2127U has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6148 is 150 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium 2127U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6148
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 2127U has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6148 is at 28.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium 2127U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6148
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1023 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 3100 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 2127U (37%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 2127U (5%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
389 (37%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
1043 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
787 (5%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
14768 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
1019 (4%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
29006 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
1254 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
9445 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
6342 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
3310 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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