Pentium G4400 vs Xeon E3-1585L v5

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1585L v5
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.19
+215%
Pentium G4400
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.65

Xeon E3-1585L v5 outperforms Pentium G4400 by a whopping 215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12062082
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.300.61
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Pentium
Power efficiency10.712.84
Architecture codenameSkylake-H (2015−2016)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$445$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1585L v5 has 277% better value for money than Pentium G4400.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400 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)
Threads82
Base clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3033
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size171 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors2,300 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400. 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)++
eDRAM128 MBno data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L,LPDDR3 1600 MHz, DDR4 2133 MHz at 1.2VDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580Intel HD Graphics 510
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1 GHz
Execution Units72no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Pentium G4400.

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 E3-1585L v5 5.19
+215%
Pentium G4400 1.65

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 E3-1585L v5 8083
+214%
Pentium G4400 2577

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 E3-1585L v5 980
+42.6%
Pentium G4400 687

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 E3-1585L v5 3676
+216%
Pentium G4400 1164

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.19 1.65
Integrated graphics card 5.24 1.61
Recency 31 May 2016 1 September 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E3-1585L v5 has a 214.5% higher aggregate performance score, 225.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 months, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1585L v5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1585L v5 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4400 is a desktop one.


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