Xeon E5-1607 vs Pentium Gold G6400

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1622	1683
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.30	1.18
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	no data
Release date	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$393	$12.71

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G6400 has 180% better value for money than Xeon E5-1607.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	10 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	64 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.6V - 1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607 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	FCLGA1200	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	128 GB	375 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 610	no data
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6400 and Xeon E5-1607.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	40

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.

Pentium Gold G6400 outperforms Xeon E5-1607 by 11% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.67	2.41
Recency	30 April 2020	1 January 2012
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	130 Watt

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