Intel Xeon Gold 6212U vs Intel Pentium 997

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Intel Xeon Gold 6212U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 997
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Pentium 997

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U and the Intel Pentium 997 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U 24 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Pentium 997 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2012.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
2 Generation 3
Cascade Lake Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 48 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium 997 clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Characteristic Intel Pentium 997
24 Cores 2
48 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 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 Xeon Gold 6212U Characteristic Intel Pentium 997
-- 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.

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

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1024 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U, while the Intel Pentium 997 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Characteristic Intel Pentium 997
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
1024 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
35.75 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium 997 is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Characteristic Intel Pentium 997
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U has 35.75 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium 997 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Characteristic Intel Pentium 997
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 1023
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
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2012
2000 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U (100%)
Intel Pentium 997 (29%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U (100%)
Intel Pentium 997 (3%)

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 Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
1087 (100%)
Intel Pentium 997 Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
312 (29%)

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 Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz
18344 (100%)
Intel Pentium 997 Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
596 (3%)

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 Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz
27489 (100%)
Intel Pentium 997 Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
786 (3%)

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 Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 997 Intel Pentium 997
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Pentium 997
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