Intel Xeon W-2265 vs Intel Pentium G860

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Intel Xeon W-2265 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G860
Intel Xeon W-2265 Intel Pentium G860

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon W-2265 and the Intel Pentium G860 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon W-2265 12 core processor released in Q4/2019 with the Intel Pentium G860 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2011.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 (17) CPU group Intel Pentium G800 (2)
7 Generation 3
Cascade Lake W Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon w5-2465X Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-2265 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (4.80 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium G860 clocks with 3.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon W-2265 Characteristic Intel Pentium G860
12 Cores 2
24 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
4.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.20 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 W-2265 Characteristic Intel Pentium G860
-- 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 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 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 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon W-2265, while the Intel Pentium G860 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon W-2265 Characteristic Intel Pentium G860
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
1024 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
93.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
19.25 MB L3 Cache 3.00 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 W-2265 has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium G860 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon W-2265 Characteristic Intel Pentium G860
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-2265 has 19.25 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium G860 is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Xeon W-2265 Characteristic Intel Pentium G860
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 2066 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2019 Release date Q3/2011
944 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-2265 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860 (40%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-2265 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860 (8%)

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 W-2265 Intel Xeon W-2265
12C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1281 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
611 (48%)

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 W-2265 Intel Xeon W-2265
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
12869 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1115 (9%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon W-2265 Intel Xeon W-2265
12C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1606 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
500 (31%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon W-2265 Intel Xeon W-2265
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
10869 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
882 (8%)

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 W-2265 Intel Xeon W-2265
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
25937 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1455 (6%)

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 W-2265 Intel Xeon W-2265
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon W-2265 Intel Xeon W-2265
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
574 (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 W-2265 Intel Xeon W-2265
12C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
214 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-2265 Intel Xeon W-2265
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
2860 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-2265 Intel Pentium G860
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