Intel Pentium Gold G6400E | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Gold G6400E or Intel Xeon Silver 4108 - 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 Gold G6400E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G6400E was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 was released in Q3/2017. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Intel Xeon Silver (32) |
Intel Pentium G6000 (12) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8) |
10 | Generation | 1 |
Comet Lake S | Architecture | Skylake SP |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
Intel Pentium Gold G7400E | Successor | Intel Xeon Silver 4208 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Gold G6400E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400E is 3.80 GHz while the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 is at 1.80 GHz (3.00 GHz). |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400E | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
2 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 16 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.80 GHz | Frequency | 1.80 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.00 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.30 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Pentium Gold G6400E or Intel Xeon Silver 4108 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. |
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Intel HD Graphics 610 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
1.05 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
9.5 | GPU Generation | -- |
14 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
12 | Compute units | -- |
96 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Intel HD Graphics 610 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Gold G6400E can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 115.2 GB/s. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400E | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR4-2400 |
128 GB | Max. Memory | 768 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 11.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
16 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400E is 58 W, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400E | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
58 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 85 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold G6400E is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 11.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400E | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
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, AVX-512 |
LGA 1200 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2020 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
79 $ | Release price | 420 $ |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
@ 0.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400E | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
Unknown | Unknown |