Xeon w9-3495X vs Pentium Gold G5400

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5400
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.44
Xeon w9-3495X
2023
56 cores / 112 threads, 350 Watt
60.50
+2380%

Xeon w9-3495X outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by a whopping 2380% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking177919
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.7418.70
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency4.1215.76
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$5,889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w9-3495X has 226% better value for money than Pentium Gold G5400.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X 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)56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads4112
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)105 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size126 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X 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)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610N/A
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes16112

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 Gold G5400 2.44
Xeon w9-3495X 60.50
+2380%

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 Gold G5400 3735
Xeon w9-3495X 92595
+2379%

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 Gold G5400 736
Xeon w9-3495X 2108
+186%

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 Gold G5400 1506
Xeon w9-3495X 18433
+1124%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.44 60.50
Recency 2 April 2018 15 February 2023
Physical cores 2 56
Threads 4 112
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 350 Watt

Pentium Gold G5400 has 503.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon w9-3495X, on the other hand, has a 2379.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 2700% more physical cores and 2700% more threads.

The Xeon w9-3495X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5400 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G5400 is a desktop processor while Xeon w9-3495X is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G5400 and Xeon w9-3495X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Pentium Gold G5400
Pentium Gold G5400
Intel Xeon w9-3495X
Xeon w9-3495X

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.6 901 vote

Rate Pentium Gold G5400 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.5 176 votes

Rate Xeon w9-3495X on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Pentium Gold G5400 or Xeon w9-3495X, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.