Intel Xeon Gold 6246 vs Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE

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Intel Xeon Gold 6246 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE - 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 Xeon Gold 6246 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE was released in Q1/2022.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Pentium G7000 (4)
2 Generation 11
Cascade Lake Architecture Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is 3.30 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE is at 3.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
12 Cores 2
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 Intel UHD Graphics 710
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
1024 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
24.75 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
48 PCIe lanes 20
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is 165 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 24.75 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 8.50 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 3647 Socket LGA 1700
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
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2022
3286 $ Release price 79 $
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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 Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
1177 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
11485 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
2C 4T @ 3.00 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 Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz
345 (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 Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
24453 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
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