Xeon E5-2608L v4 vs Pentium J4205

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J4205 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2129	1266
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	2.40
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	14.32	8.88
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$363

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2608L v4 has 1900% better value for money than Pentium J4205.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J4205 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	2 × 6.4 GT/s
Multiplier	15	16
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	20 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J4205 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 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 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1296	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon E5-2608L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J4205 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon E5-2608L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 505	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon E5-2608L v4.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	40
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.57	4.87
Recency	30 August 2016	20 June 2016
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	50 Watt

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