Pentium Gold 4415U vs Xeon E5-2650 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650 v4
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
8.50
+319%
Pentium Gold 4415U
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.03

Xeon E5-2650 v4 outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by a whopping 319% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8981917
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.59no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency7.6612.81
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date16 March 2016 (8 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,166$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIOPI
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier2222
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature80 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U. 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)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size1.5 TB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U 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 E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4010

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 E5-2650 v4 8.50
+319%
Pentium Gold 4415U 2.03

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 E5-2650 v4 13503
+318%
Pentium Gold 4415U 3229

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.50 2.03
Recency 16 March 2016 3 January 2017
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 4
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has a 318.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Pentium Gold 4415U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 600% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2650 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4415U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold 4415U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Pentium Gold 4415U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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