Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs Pentium G4560

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1827	1026
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.70	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	4.14	6.70
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$108	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit

Security technologies

Pentium G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	384 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 610	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 G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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 G4560 and Xeon E5-2470 v2.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.24	6.75
Recency	3 January 2017	1 September 2013
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	95 Watt

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