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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5420. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
Released
Q2/2019
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Intel Pentium Gold G5420
Intel Pentium Gold G5420

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 or Intel Pentium Gold G5420? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 73 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    788 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    377 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    512 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    769 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    189 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    335 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    584 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    312 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    68 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    695 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1211 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.74 times less performance per watt

    54 W left arrow 73 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold G5420 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    378 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    623 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    559 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    941 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1343 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    814 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    253 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E3 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E3 v6 left arrow Intel Pentium G5000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics P630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 610
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 12
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 96
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q3/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Intel Pentium Gold G5420 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    73 W left arrow 54 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake S left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Intel Pentium Gold G5420.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
158
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
157
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
584
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
395
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
202
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
7470
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
5311
Intel Pentium Gold G5420

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