Pentium Gold G6405T vs Xeon E5-1607

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1607
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
2.41
+11.6%
Pentium Gold G6405T
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.16

Xeon E5-1607 outperforms Pentium Gold G6405T by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17521837
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataComet Lake-R (2021)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache10 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature64 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.6V - 1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size375 GB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-1607 2.41
+11.6%
Pentium Gold G6405T 2.16

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 E5-1607 3731
+11.7%
Pentium Gold G6405T 3341

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.41 2.16
Recency 1 January 2012 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-1607 has a 11.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold G6405T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1607 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6405T in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1607 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G6405T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1607 and Pentium Gold G6405T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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