Pentium G4600 vs Xeon E3-1240 v6

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.44
+139%
Pentium G4600
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.28

Xeon E3-1240 v6 outperforms Pentium G4600 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11661822
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.241.44
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency7.154.23
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$272$87

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1240 v6 has 333% better value for money than Pentium G4600.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier3736
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/A4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPN/A4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/A4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/A12
OpenGLN/A4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Pentium G4600.

PCIe version3.03.0
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.

Xeon E3-1240 v6 5.44
+139%
Pentium G4600 2.28

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v6 8644
+139%
Pentium G4600 3614

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v6 1397
+89%
Pentium G4600 739

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v6 4395
+188%
Pentium G4600 1525

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.44 2.28
Recency 28 March 2017 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 51 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 v6 has a 138.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium G4600, on the other hand, has 41.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1240 v6 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 v6 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4600 is a desktop one.


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