Pentium Gold G5400 vs Xeon E3-1226 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1226 v3
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 84 Watt
3.49
+48.5%
Pentium Gold G5400
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.35

Xeon E3-1226 v3 outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15401797
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.315.74
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeon (Desktop)Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency3.914.34
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date11 May 2014 (10 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$213$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5400 has 148% better value for money than Xeon E3-1226 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD P4600Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory1.7 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.05 GHz
Execution Units20no data
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400.

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.

Xeon E3-1226 v3 3.49
+48.5%
Pentium Gold G5400 2.35

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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.

Xeon E3-1226 v3 5543
+48.4%
Pentium Gold G5400 3736

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.

Xeon E3-1226 v3 1156
+56.6%
Pentium Gold G5400 738

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.

Xeon E3-1226 v3 3308
+119%
Pentium Gold G5400 1509

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.49 2.35
Recency 11 May 2014 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 58 Watt

Xeon E3-1226 v3 has a 48.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold G5400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 44.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1226 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1226 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G5400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Pentium Gold G5400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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