Pentium Gold G7400 vs Xeon E3-1260L
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms Xeon E3-1260L by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1260L and Pentium Gold G7400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1683 | 1324 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.82 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | 3 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $150 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1260L and Pentium Gold G7400 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 216 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 59 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1260L and Pentium Gold G7400 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 | 1155 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 46 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Pentium Gold G7400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1260L and Pentium Gold G7400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Pentium Gold G7400 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Pentium Gold G7400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 2000 | Intel UHD Graphics 710 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Pentium Gold G7400.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 20 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.63 | 4.35 |
| Recency | 3 April 2011 | 4 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 46 Watt |
Xeon E3-1260L has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 2.2% lower power consumption.
Pentium Gold G7400, on the other hand, has a 65.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.
The Pentium Gold G7400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1260L in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1260L is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G7400 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1260L and Pentium Gold G7400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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