Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Xeon E-2124

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Xeon E-2124 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400

Intel Xeon E-2124

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G7400

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 46 Watt vs 71 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2995 vs 2503

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs May 2018
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 256K (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt vs 71 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2995 vs 2503

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6892 vs 6725

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 160 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6892 vs 6725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G7400
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2124

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

2503

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6725

6892

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Xeon E-2124
PassMark - Single thread mark	2995	2503
PassMark - CPU mark	6725	6892

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Xeon E-2124
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	May 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$87
Place in performance rating	734	981
Processor Number	G7400	E-2124
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	160 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2.5 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Base frequency		3.30 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		126 mm
Maximum frequency		4.30 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Device ID	0x4693
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 710
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt	71 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)