Pentium Gold G7400 vs Xeon E5-4660 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-4660 v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
9.68
+128%
Pentium Gold G7400
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 46 Watt
4.24

Xeon E5-4660 v4 outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Pentium Gold G7400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7881372
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.83no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency7.638.72
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,727no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4660 v4 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads324
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache40 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature83 °C100 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4660 v4 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Pentium Gold G7400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Pentium Gold G7400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Pentium Gold G7400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Pentium Gold G7400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.35 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Pentium Gold G7400.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4020

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 E5-4660 v4 9.68
+128%
Pentium Gold G7400 4.24

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 E5-4660 v4 15375
+128%
Pentium Gold G7400 6737

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.68 4.24
Recency 20 June 2016 4 January 2022
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 32 4
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 46 Watt

Xeon E5-4660 v4 has a 128.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Pentium Gold G7400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 160.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-4660 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G7400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-4660 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G7400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Pentium Gold G7400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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