Pentium G4560T vs Xeon E5-2450
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2450 outperforms Pentium G4560T by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1250 | 1966 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.78 | 0.91 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 4.72 | 5.08 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EN (2012) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | $64 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5-2450 has 96% better value for money than Pentium G4560T.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 294 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 92 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 65 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T 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 configuration | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1356 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 384 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 610 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.92 | 1.95 |
| Recency | 14 May 2012 | 3 January 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon E5-2450 has a 152.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Pentium G4560T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4560T in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2450 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4560T is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2450 and Pentium G4560T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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