Pentium Gold G7400TE vs Xeon L5638

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5638 and Pentium Gold G7400TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1788not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.73no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.68no data
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$90no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon L5638 and Pentium Gold G7400TE 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5638 and Pentium Gold G7400TE 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
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA13661700
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5638 and Pentium Gold G7400TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5638 and Pentium Gold G7400TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5638 and Pentium Gold G7400TE are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5638 and Pentium Gold G7400TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 710

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5638 and Pentium Gold G7400TE.

PCIe version2.05.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 March 2010 4 January 2022
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon L5638 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium Gold G7400TE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 71.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon L5638 and Pentium Gold G7400TE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon L5638 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G7400TE is a desktop one.


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