Intel Pentium 957 vs Intel Xeon E-2276ME

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Intel Pentium 957 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E-2276ME
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Xeon E-2276ME

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 957 or Intel Xeon E-2276ME - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium 957 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 957 was released in Q2/2011.

The Intel Xeon E-2276ME has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E-2276ME was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon E (44)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group Intel Xeon E-2200 (19)
3 Generation 2
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Coffee Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 957 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 957 is 1.20 GHz while the Intel Xeon E-2276ME has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E-2276ME is at 2.80 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Pentium 957 Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2276ME
2 Cores 6
2 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 957 Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2276ME
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 957 or Intel Xeon E-2276ME has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU Intel UHD Graphics P630
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
6 GPU Generation 9.5
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 24
48 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12

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 (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU Intel UHD Graphics P630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 957 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E-2276ME supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

Intel Pentium 957 Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2276ME
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
8 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 957 is 17 W, while the Intel Xeon E-2276ME has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium 957 Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2276ME
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 957 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E-2276ME is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium 957 Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2276ME
32 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
BGA 1023 Socket BGA 1440
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
Q2/2011 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 450 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 957 (17%)
Intel Xeon E-2276ME (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 957 (8%)
Intel Xeon E-2276ME (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 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
222 (17%)
Intel Xeon E-2276ME Intel Xeon E-2276ME
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1294 (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 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
437 (7%)
Intel Xeon E-2276ME Intel Xeon E-2276ME
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz
6561 (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 957 Intel Pentium 957
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 0.80 GHz
77 (17%)
Intel Xeon E-2276ME Intel Xeon E-2276ME
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (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 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
620 (8%)
Intel Xeon E-2276ME Intel Xeon E-2276ME
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz
8169 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium 957 Intel Xeon E-2276ME
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