Pentium G4400TE vs Xeon X5680
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5680 outperforms Pentium G4400TE by a whopping 212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5680 and Pentium G4400TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1356 | 2222 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.13 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 3.14 | 3.73 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 14 February 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $172 | $64 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5680 and Pentium G4400TE 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.33 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 98.57 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 1750 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5680 and Pentium G4400TE 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 configuration | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | LGA-1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5680 and Pentium G4400TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5680 and Pentium G4400TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5680 and Pentium G4400TE are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5680 and Pentium G4400TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 510 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5680 and Pentium G4400TE.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.31 | 1.38 |
| Recency | 14 February 2010 | 1 September 2015 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon X5680 has a 212.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
Pentium G4400TE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.
The Xeon X5680 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4400TE in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5680 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4400TE is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5680 and Pentium G4400TE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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