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Intel Pentium G4520 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2015
Intel Pentium G4520
Intel Pentium G4520
Released
Q1/2016
Overall score
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Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

What's the best choice Intel Pentium G4520 or Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Pentium G4520 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 51 W. Released in Q3/2015.

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 90 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1029 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 33% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    51 W left arrow 90 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium G4520 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    410 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    774 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    903 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    308 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    515 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    572 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    493 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    204 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    946 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    690 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 5 times more cores

    10 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    506 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    216 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    924 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    556 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    182 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    84 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    437 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    94 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    364 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
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 Pentium left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium G4000 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v4
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
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
    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 20
  • 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 530 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.05 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Intel Pentium G4520. 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
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium G4520 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium G4520 and Intel Pentium G4520, 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 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Broadwell E
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q1/2016

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium G4520 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4.

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
153
Intel Pentium G4520
142
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
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
274
Intel Pentium G4520
1481
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
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
3546
Intel Pentium G4520
4002
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
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
6268
Intel Pentium G4520
37130
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
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
1.74
Intel Pentium G4520
1.73
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
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
3.39
Intel Pentium G4520
18.24
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
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
4158
Intel Pentium G4520
15420
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

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