Xeon X3430 vs Pentium Gold G5500
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold G5500 outperforms Xeon X3430 by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Gold G5500 and Xeon X3430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1788 | 2189 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.74 | 0.41 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Pentium Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.47 | 1.44 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Lynnfield (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 8 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | $189 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium Gold G5500 has 1056% better value for money than Xeon X3430.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold G5500 and Xeon X3430 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 38 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | 296 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 774 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold G5500 and Xeon X3430 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) | 1 |
| Socket | 1151 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Xeon X3430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Security technologies
Pentium Gold G5500 and Xeon X3430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Xeon X3430 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Xeon X3430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 21 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Xeon X3430.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.39 | 1.44 |
| Recency | 2 April 2018 | 8 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 95 Watt |
Pentium Gold G5500 has a 66% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 86.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon X3430, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
The Pentium Gold G5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3430 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium Gold G5500 is a desktop processor while Xeon X3430 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G5500 and Xeon X3430, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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