Pentium G4400 vs Xeon X3460

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3460
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.87
+15.4%
Pentium G4400
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.62

Xeon X3460 outperforms Pentium G4400 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19922098
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.420.61
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.863.01
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4400 has 45% better value for money than Xeon X3460.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size296 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °C65 °C
Number of transistors774 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400 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
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3460 and Pentium G4400.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 X3460 1.87
+15.4%
Pentium G4400 1.62

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 X3460 2972
+15.3%
Pentium G4400 2577

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 X3460 473
Pentium G4400 688
+45.5%

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 X3460 1476
+26.5%
Pentium G4400 1167

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 1.62
Recency 8 September 2009 1 September 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon X3460 has a 15.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium G4400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 75.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X3460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3460 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4400 is a desktop one.


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