Intel Xeon Gold 6421N vs Intel Pentium E6500K
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6421N | Intel Pentium E6500K | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6421N or Intel Pentium E6500K - 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 Xeon Gold 6421N has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6421N was released in Q1/2023. The Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.93 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E6500K was released in Q3/2009. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) | CPU group | Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) |
| 4 | Generation | 2 |
| Sapphire Rapids | Architecture | Wolfdale (Penryn) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6421N has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N is 1.80 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E6500K is at 2.93 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6421N | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E6500K |
| 32 | Cores | 2 |
| 64 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 1.80 GHz | Frequency | 2.93 GHz |
| 3.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6421N can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 281.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium E6500K supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6421N | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E6500K |
| DDR5-4400 | Memory | DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 |
| 4096 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 281.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 60.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 5.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 80 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 315.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N is 185 W, while the Intel Pentium E6500K has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6421N | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E6500K |
| 185 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6421N is manufactured in 10 nm and has 60.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium E6500K is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6421N | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E6500K |
| 10 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 |
| LGA 4677 | Socket | LGA 775 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2023 | Release date | Q3/2009 |
| 2368 $ | Release price | -- |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 1.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 1.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6421N | Intel Pentium E6500K |
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