Pentium Gold G5400 vs Xeon E5-2650 v2
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2650 v2 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Pentium Gold G5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1016 | 1712 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.36 | 5.74 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium Gold |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge-EP (2013) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (10 years ago) | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $650 | $64 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium Gold G5400 has 322% better value for money than Xeon E5-2650 v2.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Pentium Gold G5400 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 | 2.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Pentium Gold G5400 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 | 2011 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Pentium Gold G5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Pentium Gold G5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Pentium Gold G5400 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Pentium Gold G5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 59.7 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 610 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Pentium Gold G5400.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 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.
Xeon E5-2650 v2 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E5-2650 v2 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by 165% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Pentium Gold G5400 outperforms Xeon E5-2650 v2 by 41% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Xeon E5-2650 v2 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by 113% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.38 | 2.41 |
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 2 April 2018 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 54 Watt |
Xeon E5-2650 v2 has a 164.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Pentium Gold G5400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 75.9% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2650 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G5400 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Pentium Gold G5400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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