Intel Pentium Gold 4417U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6250

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Intel Pentium Gold 4417U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Intel Xeon Gold 6250

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 4417U and the Intel Xeon Gold 6250 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold 4417U 2 core processor released in Q1/2019 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6250 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2020.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Pentium 4400 (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
7 Generation 2
Kaby Lake U Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold 4417U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6250 clocks with 3.90 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6250
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.50 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 Gold 4417U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6250
-- 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 610 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 610 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold 4417U, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6250 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6250
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 35.75 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 48
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold 4417U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6250 is 185 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6250
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 185 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 76 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold 4417U has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6250 is at 35.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6250
14 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 1356 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
Q1/2019 Release date Q1/2020
161 $ Release price 3400 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U (48%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U (12%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 (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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
571 (48%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1202 (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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1233 (13%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
9251 (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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2285 (11%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
20922 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
246 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
647 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
480 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
971 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-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 single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
201 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
469 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
@ 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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
90 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
229 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Intel Xeon Gold 6250
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Acer Chromebook Spin 13 CP713-1WN-P86X
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