Pentium Gold G5420 vs Xeon E5-2680 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.44
+298%
Pentium Gold G5420
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.37

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Pentium Gold G5420 by a whopping 298% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8091794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data13.14
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency7.444.15
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420 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 speed2.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420. 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++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420 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 E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s38.397 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 E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420 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 E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420.

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 E5-2680 v3 9.44
+298%
Pentium Gold G5420 2.37

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 E5-2680 v3 14998
+298%
Pentium Gold G5420 3764

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 E5-2680 v3 1002
+33.8%
Pentium Gold G5420 749

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 E5-2680 v3 6362
+319%
Pentium Gold G5420 1517

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.44 2.37
Recency 8 September 2014 23 April 2019
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v3 has a 298.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Pentium Gold G5420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 122.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G5420 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium Gold G5420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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