Xeon E5-2403 v2 vs Pentium G4500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76
Xeon E5-2403 v2
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.81
+2.8%

Xeon E5-2403 v2 outperforms Pentium G4500 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2403 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20312015
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.310.56
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency3.262.14
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$82$223

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2403 v2 has 81% better value for money than Pentium G4500.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2403 v2 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s6.4 GT/s
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size150 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2403 v2 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
Socket1151FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2403 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2403 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2403 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2403 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB384 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s32 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2403 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1624

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium G4500 1.76
Xeon E5-2403 v2 1.81
+2.8%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium G4500 2797
Xeon E5-2403 v2 2873
+2.7%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G4500 705
+104%
Xeon E5-2403 v2 345

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G4500 1142
Xeon E5-2403 v2 1358
+18.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 1.81
Recency 1 September 2015 1 September 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 80 Watt

Pentium G4500 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 56.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2403 v2, on the other hand, has a 2.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2403 v2.

Note that Pentium G4500 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2403 v2 is a server/workstation one.


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