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Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs Intel Pentium G4500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
Released
Q3/2015
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Intel Pentium G4500
Intel Pentium G4500

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 or Intel Pentium G4500? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 90 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Intel Pentium G4500 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 51 W. Released in Q3/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    608 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    8 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    483 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    255 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    246 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    862 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    481 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    277 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    144 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    403 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    218 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1077 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 26% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.57 times less performance per watt

    51 W left arrow 90 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium G4500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    454 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    784 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    683 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1058 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    901 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    339 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    525 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    268 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    448 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    217 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    958 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
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 E5 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v3 left arrow Intel Pentium G4000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 left arrow --
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
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.40 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 530
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q3/2015
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium G4500 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Intel Pentium G4500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    90 W left arrow 51 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3, 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
    20.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Skylake S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q3/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Intel Pentium G4500.

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
172
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
149
Intel Pentium G4500
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
1275
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
266
Intel Pentium G4500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
744
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
864
Intel Pentium G4500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
5657
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
1605
Intel Pentium G4500
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3665
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
3448
Intel Pentium G4500
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
27120
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
6094
Intel Pentium G4500
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.84
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
1.69
Intel Pentium G4500
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
12.36
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
3.3
Intel Pentium G4500
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
13864
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
4043
Intel Pentium G4500

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