Xeon E-2278G vs Pentium Gold G5420

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2278G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1694	663
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.14	4.72
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Pentium Gold	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$494
Current price	$34 (0.5x MSRP)	$2232 (4.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5420 has 178% better value for money than Xeon E-2278G.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2278G 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	174 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2278G 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2278G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2278G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2278G 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-2278G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	64 GB	128 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon E-2278G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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 E-2278G outperforms Pentium Gold G5420 by 359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.40	11.01
Recency	23 April 2019	27 May 2019
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Cost	$64	$494
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	80 Watt

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