Intel Pentium G3430 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342

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Intel Pentium G3430 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
Intel Pentium G3430 Intel Xeon Gold 6342

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium G3430 or Intel Xeon Gold 6342 - 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 G3430 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3430 was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon Gold (148)
Intel Pentium G3000 (14) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21)
5 Generation 3
Haswell S Architecture Ice Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G3430 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G3430 is 3.30 GHz while the Intel Xeon Gold 6342 has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is at 2.80 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Intel Pentium G3430 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6342
2 Cores 24
2 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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 G3430 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6342
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium G3430 or Intel Xeon Gold 6342 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 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 G3430 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Pentium G3430 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6342
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 36.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 64
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium G3430 is 54 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6342 has a TDP of 230 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium G3430 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6342
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 230 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G3430 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 36.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium G3430 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6342
14 nm Technology 10 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, AVX-512
LGA 1150 Socket LGA 4189
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 Q2/2021
82 $ Release price 2529 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
735 (59%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz
1238 (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 G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
1466 (7%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
21985 (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 G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
686 (43%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz
1586 (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 G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
2165 (5%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
47328 (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 G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
1324 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Pentium G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
650 (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 G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
132 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
249 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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