Xeon E-2436 vs Pentium Gold G6405

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.75
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.49
+427%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms Pentium Gold G6405 by a whopping 427% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1670495
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameComet Lake-R (2021)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2436 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed4.1 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s16 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2436 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
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2436. 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
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2436 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-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800
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 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 G6405 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2436 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-2436 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-2436.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes1616

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 2.75
Xeon E-2436 14.49
+427%

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 4246
Xeon E-2436 22418
+428%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.75 14.49
Recency 16 March 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium Gold G6405 has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2436, on the other hand, has a 426.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2436 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-2436 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G6405 and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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