Pentium Gold 5405U vs Xeon E5-2420 v2
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2420 v2 outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by a whopping 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1337 | 2050 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.81 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge-EN (2013) | Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (10 years ago) | 23 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $480 | $161 |
| Current price | $78 (0.2x MSRP) | $500 (3.1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Pentium Gold 5405U 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 15 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Pentium Gold 5405U 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 | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 1356 | BGA1528 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Pentium Gold 5405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Pentium Gold 5405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Pentium Gold 5405U are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 610 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Pentium Gold 5405U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 12 |
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 E5-2420 v2 outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E5-2420 v2 outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by 170% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.11 | 1.52 |
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 23 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Cost | $480 | $161 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon E5-2420 v2 has a 170.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Pentium Gold 5405U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, its recommended price lower by $319, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2420 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 5405U in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2420 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold 5405U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Pentium Gold 5405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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