Intel Pentium G3420 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Last updated: 2023-10-04

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium G3420		Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
CPU comparison Intel Pentium G3420 or Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Pentium G3420 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3420 was released in Q3/2013. The Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 was released in Q1/2016.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Intel Pentium G3000 (14)	CPU group	Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24)
5	Generation	6
Haswell S	Architecture	Broadwell E
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium G3420 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Pentium G3420	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
2	Cores	6
2	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	3.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Pentium G3420	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
7.5	GPU Generation	--
22 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
10	Compute units	--
80	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
11.1	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.
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium G3420 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 can connect up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
Intel Pentium G3420	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR4-2400
32 GB	Max. Memory	1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	20.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	40
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium G3420 has a TDP of 54 W, that of the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 is 135 W.
Intel Pentium G3420	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
54 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	135 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Pentium G3420 has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 cache has a total of 20.00 MB.
Intel Pentium G3420	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1150	Socket	LGA 2011-3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013	Release date	Q1/2016
70 $	Release price	1550 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3420 (70%)

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3420 (21%)

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 (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 G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	721 (72%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1002 (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 G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1408 (23%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	6125 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	667 (54%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1228 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1167 (21%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	5482 (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 G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1966 (18%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	11063 (100%)

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 G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	129 (83%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	155 (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 G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	242 (21%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1150 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	50 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	697 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	351 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	4905 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Pentium G3420 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.15 GHz	184 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	290.2 (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 G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	673 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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