Pentium G4560 vs Xeon E5-1630 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1630 v4
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 140 Watt
4.79
+115%
Pentium G4560
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.23

Xeon E5-1630 v4 outperforms Pentium G4560 by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12461827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.190.68
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency3.244.14
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$406$108

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-1630 v4 has 222% better value for money than Pentium G4560.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache10 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °C65 °C
Number of transistors3,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size1.5 TB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Pentium G4560.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-1630 v4 4.79
+115%
Pentium G4560 2.23

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 E5-1630 v4 7601
+115%
Pentium G4560 3539

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 E5-1630 v4 1207
+67.9%
Pentium G4560 719

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 E5-1630 v4 4208
+187%
Pentium G4560 1465

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.79 2.23
Recency 20 June 2016 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E5-1630 v4 has a 114.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium G4560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 159.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1630 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4560 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1630 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4560 is a desktop one.


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