Pentium Gold G7400 vs Xeon X5677

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5677
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
3.26
Pentium Gold G7400
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 46 Watt
4.35
+33.4%

Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms Xeon X5677 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5677 and Pentium Gold G7400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking15721337
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.68no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$350no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5677 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.46 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature80 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5677 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5677 and Pentium Gold G7400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon X5677 and Pentium Gold G7400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5677 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 X5677 and Pentium Gold G7400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size288 GB128 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 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 X5677 and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X5677 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 X5677 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 X5677 and Pentium Gold G7400.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 X5677 3.26
Pentium Gold G7400 4.35
+33.4%

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 X5677 5043
Pentium Gold G7400 6729
+33.4%

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 X5677 510
Pentium Gold G7400 1997
+292%

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 X5677 2118
Pentium Gold G7400 4211
+98.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.26 4.35
Recency 16 March 2010 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 46 Watt

Xeon X5677 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold G7400, on the other hand, has a 33.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 182.6% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold G7400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5677 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5677 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G7400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5677 and Pentium Gold G7400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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