Intel Pentium 997 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240L

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Intel Pentium 997 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
Intel Pentium 997 Intel Xeon Gold 6240L

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium 997 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6240L and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium 997 2 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6240L which has 18 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
3 Generation 2
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 997 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L clocks with 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium 997 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
2 Cores 18
2 Threads 36
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium 997 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 (Sandy 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
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium 997, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6240L supports a maximum of 4608 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium 997 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2933
16 GB Max. Memory 4608 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 24.75 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 997 has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6240L is 150 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium 997 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 997 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6240L is at 24.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium 997 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
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, 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
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2019
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 997 (28%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 997 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L (0%)

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 997 Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
312 (28%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
1102 (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 997 Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
596 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 997 Intel Pentium 997
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 997 Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
786 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium 997 Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
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