Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

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Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE and the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE 2 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Intel Pentium G6000 (12) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15)
10 Generation 4
Comet Lake S Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 clocks with 1.10 GHz (1.50 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.50 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 Gold G6400TE Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
-- AI hardware --
-- 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.

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 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 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 & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE, while the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 is 13 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 13 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
14 nm Technology 22 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 1200 Socket LGA 1150
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 Q3/2013
79 $ Release price 140 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 (42%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 (88%)

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 Gold G6400TE Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
135 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
4C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
57 (42%)

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 Gold G6400TE Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
336 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
4C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
296 (88%)

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 Gold G6400TE Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
336 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
4C 8T @ 1.50 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 Gold G6400TE Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Gold G6400TE Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
4C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
1414 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
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