Xeon Platinum 8270 vs Pentium Gold 5405U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 5405U
2019, $161
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.34
Xeon Platinum 8270
2018, $7,405
26 cores / 52 threads, 205 Watt
19.05
+1322%

Xeon Platinum 8270 outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by a whopping 1322% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2444364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.291.07
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentium, Pentium GoldIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiencyno data9.97
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameWhiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date23 January 2019 (6 years ago)11 December 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$7,405

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold 5405U has 21% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8270.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 5405U and Xeon Platinum 8270 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 cores2 (Dual-core)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads452
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier2327
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C84 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 5405U and Xeon Platinum 8270 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1528FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Xeon Platinum 8270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 5405U and Xeon Platinum 8270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Xeon Platinum 8270 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Xeon Platinum 8270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 5405U and Xeon Platinum 8270 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Xeon Platinum 8270 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Xeon Platinum 8270 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Xeon Platinum 8270.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1248

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Pentium Gold 5405U 1.34
Xeon Platinum 8270 19.05
+1322%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Pentium Gold 5405U 2357
Xeon Platinum 8270 33602
+1326%
Samples: 3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.34 19.05
Recency 23 January 2019 11 December 2018
Physical cores 2 26
Threads 4 52
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 205 Watt

Pentium Gold 5405U has an age advantage of 1 month, and 1266.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8270, on the other hand, has a 1321.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 1200% more physical cores and 1200% more threads.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 5405U is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8270 is a server/workstation one.

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