Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Intel Xeon Gold 6154 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6154 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 5 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6154 which has 18 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) |
12 | Generation | 1 |
Alder Lake U | Architecture | Skylake |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is a 5 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The processor can compute 6 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6154 clocks with 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6154 |
5 | Cores | 18 |
6 | Threads | 36 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) 1x Golden Cove |
A-Core | 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz) |
0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont |
B-Core | -- |
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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) | GPU | no iGPU |
0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
0.80 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
12 | GPU Generation | -- |
10 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
48 | Compute units | -- |
384 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) | 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 | Codec VP8 | No |
Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold 8500, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6154 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6154 |
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
64 GB | Max. Memory | 768 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
83.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 128.1 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
3.25 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
8.00 MB | L3 Cache | 25.00 MB |
4.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
14 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
27.6 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6154 is 200 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6154 |
9 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 200 W |
29 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 11.25 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6154 is at 25.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6154 |
10 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
BGA 1744 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
Q1/2022 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
-- | Release price | 3500 $ |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
@ 0.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Intel Xeon Gold 6154 |
Unknown | Unknown |