Xeon E-2244G vs Pentium Gold G5420

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5420
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.41

Xeon E-2244G outperforms Pentium Gold G5420 by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17571060
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.1437.41
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Pentium GoldIntel Xeon E
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$272

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2244G has 185% better value for money than Pentium Gold G5420.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data38
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 610Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory64 GB128 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.2 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G.

PCIe version3.03.0
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.

Pentium Gold G5420 2.41
Xeon E-2244G 6.22
+158%

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 G5420 3725
Xeon E-2244G 9624
+158%

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.

Pentium Gold G5420 764
Xeon E-2244G 1517
+98.6%

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.

Pentium Gold G5420 1548
Xeon E-2244G 4859
+214%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.41 6.22
Integrated graphics card 1.89 6.39
Recency 23 April 2019 27 May 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 71 Watt

Pentium Gold G5420 has 31.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2244G, on the other hand, has a 158.1% higher aggregate performance score, 238.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 month, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon E-2244G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5420 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G5420 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2244G is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2244G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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