Intel Pentium E5400 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5117

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Intel Pentium E5400 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Xeon Gold 5117

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium E5400 and the Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium E5400 2 core processor released in Q1/2009 with the Intel Xeon Gold 5117 which has 14 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
2 Generation 1
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Skylake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E5400 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 5117 clocks with 2.00 GHz (2.80 GHz), has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 28 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium E5400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5117
2 Cores 14
2 Threads 28
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium E5400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5117
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-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
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-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium E5400, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5117 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium E5400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5117
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2400
16 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 19.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium E5400 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5117 is 105 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium E5400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5117
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
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-- TDP down --
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Technical details

The Intel Pentium E5400 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 is at 19.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium E5400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5117
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 775 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2009 Release date Q3/2017
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5400 (46%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5400 (7%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
368 (46%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.80 GHz
795 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
658 (7%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
8856 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
951 (6%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
15829 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
436 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.80 GHz
122 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
1858 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
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