Pentium Gold G5400 vs Xeon X5670

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5670
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.84
+63.4%
Pentium Gold G5400
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.35

Xeon X5670 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14651800
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.065.74
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeon (Desktop)Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency3.834.36
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$67$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5400 has 442% better value for money than Xeon X5670.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400 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 speed2.93 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate6400 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400 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)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size288 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 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 X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400 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 X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and Pentium Gold G5400.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 X5670 3.84
+63.4%
Pentium Gold G5400 2.35

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 X5670 6105
+63.3%
Pentium Gold G5400 3738

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 X5670 491
Pentium Gold G5400 738
+50.3%

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 X5670 2280
+51.1%
Pentium Gold G5400 1509

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.84 2.35
Recency 16 March 2010 2 April 2018
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 58 Watt

Xeon X5670 has a 63.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium Gold G5400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 63.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5670 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5670 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G5400 is a desktop one.


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