Intel Pentium G4500 vs Intel Xeon D-1521

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium G4500 and Intel Xeon D-1521 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Xeon D-1521
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Pentium Intel Xeon D
• Generation
  6 1
• CPU group
  Intel Pentium G4000 Intel Xeon D-1500

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium G4500 vs Intel Xeon D-1521 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.50 GHz 2.40 GHz
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium G4500 and Intel Xeon D-1521 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 530 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.05 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  24
• Shader
  192
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB --
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  9
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium G4500 and Intel Xeon D-1521. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium G4500 and Intel Xeon D-1521 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2133 DDR4-2133
• Max. Memory
  128 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium G4500 or Intel Xeon D-1521? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  51 W 45 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium G4500 and Intel Xeon D-1521 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L2-Cache
  -- 6.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  3.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Skylake S Broadwell
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1151 BGA 1667
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q4/2015