Pentium Gold G6405 vs Xeon E5-2667 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2667 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 135 Watt
8.67
+225%
Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67

Xeon E5-2667 v4 outperforms Pentium Gold G6405 by a whopping 225% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8691708
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.53no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.084.36
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,057$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405. 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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405 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 E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 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 E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405 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 E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405.

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 E5-2667 v4 8.67
+225%
Pentium Gold G6405 2.67

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 E5-2667 v4 13778
+225%
Pentium Gold G6405 4244

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 E5-2667 v4 1178
+39.6%
Pentium Gold G6405 844

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 E5-2667 v4 6533
+279%
Pentium Gold G6405 1724

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.67 2.67
Recency 20 June 2016 16 March 2021
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2667 v4 has a 224.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium Gold G6405, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 800% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2667 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6405 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2667 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G6405 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Pentium Gold G6405, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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