Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y vs Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y and Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

9x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2234 vs 1759
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7487 vs 3015

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2234 vs 1759
PassMark - CPU mark	7487 vs 3015

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

2234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3015

7487

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
PassMark - Single thread mark	1759	2234
PassMark - CPU mark	3015	7487
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		909
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3393

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
Essentials
Architecture codename	Amber Lake Y	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q1'21	3 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1477	1461
Processor Number	6500Y	E3-1505MV6
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$623
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	4.00 GHz
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Number of cores		4
Number of threads		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x591C	0x591D
Execution Units	23
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	900 MHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	16 GB	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 615	Intel® HD Graphics P630
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	3.5 Watt	35 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up	7 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	1.60 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	20mm X 16.5mm	42mm x 28mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	10	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)