Pentium Gold 6405U vs Xeon E5-2650 v4

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650 v4
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
8.50
+394%
Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.72

Xeon E5-2650 v4 outperforms Pentium Gold 6405U by a whopping 394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8972047
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.59no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency7.6610.85
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date16 March 2016 (8 years ago)31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,166$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U 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 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature80 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U. 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)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size1.5 TB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U 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 Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4012

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.50 1.72
Recency 16 March 2016 31 October 2019
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 4
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has a 394.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Pentium Gold 6405U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 600% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2650 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6405U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold 6405U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 6405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
Xeon E5-2650 v4
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
Pentium Gold 6405U

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.5 1686 votes

Rate Xeon E5-2650 v4 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.8 397 votes

Rate Pentium Gold 6405U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon E5-2650 v4 or Pentium Gold 6405U, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.