Xeon E5-2689A v4 vs Pentium G4500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2018	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.31	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	3.27	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$82	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	QPI
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	35	34
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	20 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	150 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 530	no data
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and Xeon E5-2689A v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2015	20 June 2016
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	145 Watt

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