Xeon E-2456 vs Pentium Gold G5400T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5400T
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.07
Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
15.53
+650%

Xeon E-2456 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400T by a whopping 650% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1916468
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.0192.83
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency5.3917.70
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2456 has 827% better value for money than Pentium Gold G5400T.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size126 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100/88 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456 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)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610N/A
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456 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 G5400T and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version3.05
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.

Pentium Gold G5400T 2.07
Xeon E-2456 15.53
+650%

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.

Pentium Gold G5400T 3173
Xeon E-2456 23770
+649%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.07 15.53
Recency 2 April 2018 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Pentium Gold G5400T has 128.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has a 650.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2456 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5400T in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G5400T is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2456 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G5400T and Xeon E-2456, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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