Xeon Platinum 8468 vs Pentium Gold G7400

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1344	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468 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)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	4	96
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	105 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468 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	2
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	46 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Status	Launched	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 710	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	no data
Execution Units	16	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468 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 G7400 and Xeon Platinum 8468.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 January 2022	10 January 2023
Physical cores	2	48
Threads	4	96
Power consumption (TDP)	46 Watt	350 Watt

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