Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N vs Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N and the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N 36 core processor released in Q2/2021 with the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2018.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (12) CPU group Intel Pentium G5000 (8)
3 Generation 8
Ice Lake Architecture Coffee Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium G4500T
-- Successor Intel Pentium Gold G6500T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N is a 36 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 72 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Gold G5500T clocks with 3.20 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
36 Cores 2
72 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 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 Platinum 8351N Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
-- 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 UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6144 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N, while the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2400
6144 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
187.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
54.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
64 PCIe lanes 16
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N has a TDP of 225 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
225 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 25 W
-- Tjunction max. 88 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N has 54.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold G5500T is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 4189 Socket LGA 1151
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2018
3027 $ 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N
36C 72T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
780 (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 Xeon Platinum 8351N Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N
36C 72T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1810 (100%)

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 Platinum 8351N Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (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 Xeon Platinum 8351N Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N
36C 72T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3260 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8351N Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N
36C 72T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
138 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8351N Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N
36C 72T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
349 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
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