Xeon E-2314 vs Pentium Gold G6405

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67
Xeon E-2314
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
5.13
+92.1%

Xeon E-2314 outperforms Pentium Gold G6405 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17071200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency4.367.47
Architecture codenameComet Lake-R (2021)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2314 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed4.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2314 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2314 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610no data
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 G6405 and Xeon E-2314 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2314 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2314 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2314.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1644

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 G6405 2.67
Xeon E-2314 5.13
+92.1%

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 G6405 4244
Xeon E-2314 8146
+91.9%

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 G6405 844
Xeon E-2314 1660
+96.7%

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 G6405 1724
Xeon E-2314 4218
+145%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.67 5.13
Recency 16 March 2021 8 September 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium Gold G6405 has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2314, on the other hand, has a 92.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores.

The Xeon E-2314 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6405 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G6405 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2314 is a server/workstation one.


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