Pentium G4600 vs Xeon E5-2650 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650 v4
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
8.86
+275%

Xeon E5-2650 v4 outperforms Pentium G4600 by a whopping 275% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium G4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8811805
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.611.44
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency7.694.22
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,166$87

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has 81% better value for money than Pentium G4600.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v4 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature80 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium G4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium G4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium G4600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium G4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size1.5 TB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium G4600 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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium G4600.

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 E5-2650 v4 8.86
+275%
Pentium G4600 2.36

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 E5-2650 v4 13563
+276%
Pentium G4600 3611

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 E5-2650 v4 554
Pentium G4600 738
+33.2%

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 E5-2650 v4 2679
+75.9%
Pentium G4600 1523

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.86 2.36
Recency 20 June 2016 3 January 2017
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 4
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 51 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has a 275.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Pentium G4600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2650 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium G4600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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