Pentium G4600 vs Xeon E5640

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5640
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.38
+4.4%
Pentium G4600
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.28

Xeon E5640 outperforms Pentium G4600 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17931822
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.851.44
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency2.824.23
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49$87

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4600 has 69% better value for money than Xeon E5640.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600 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 speed2.66 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size288 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600 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 E5640 and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E5640 2.38
+4.4%
Pentium G4600 2.28

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 E5640 3782
+4.6%
Pentium G4600 3614

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 E5640 352
Pentium G4600 739
+110%

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 E5640 1489
Pentium G4600 1525
+2.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.38 2.28
Recency 16 March 2010 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 51 Watt

Xeon E5640 has a 4.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium G4600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 56.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5640 and Pentium G4600.

Be aware that Xeon E5640 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4600 is a desktop one.


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