Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y | Intel Pentium 997 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Silver 4309Y or Intel Pentium 997 - 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 Silver 4309Y has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y was released in Q2/2021. The Intel Pentium 997 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 997 was released in Q3/2012. |
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Intel Xeon Silver (32) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
Intel Xeon Silver 4300 (5) | CPU group | Intel Pentium 900 (10) |
3 | Generation | 3 |
Ice Lake | Architecture | Sandy Bridge U |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y is 2.80 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Pentium 997 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 997 is at 1.60 GHz. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y | Characteristic | Intel Pentium 997 |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.80 GHz | Frequency | 1.60 GHz |
3.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y or Intel Pentium 997 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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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 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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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 & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 170.8 GB/s. The Intel Pentium 997 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 Silver 4309Y | Characteristic | Intel Pentium 997 |
DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
6144 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
170.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
12.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
4.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
64 | PCIe lanes | 16 |
126.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y is 105 W, while the Intel Pentium 997 has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y | Characteristic | Intel Pentium 997 |
105 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 17 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y is manufactured in 10 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium 997 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y | Characteristic | Intel Pentium 997 |
10 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
LGA 4189 | 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 |
Q2/2021 | Release date | Q3/2012 |
536 $ | Release price | -- |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 997
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y | Intel Pentium 997 |
Unknown | Unknown |