Intel Xeon Gold 6346 vs Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6346 | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6346 or Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y - 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 6346 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6346 was released in Q2/2021. The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y was released in Q2/2017. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) | CPU group | Intel Pentium 4400 (5) |
| 3 | Generation | 7 |
| Ice Lake | Architecture | Kaby Lake U |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6346 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6346 is 3.10 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y is at 1.60 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6346 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
| 16 | Cores | 2 |
| 32 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.10 GHz | Frequency | 1.60 GHz |
| 3.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| 3.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6346 or Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y 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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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.85 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 9.5 |
| Technology | 14nm | |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| -- | Compute units | 24 |
| -- | Shader | 192 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 16 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
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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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 |
| 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 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6346 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6346 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
| DDR4-3200 | Memory | LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600 |
| 6144 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 204.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 29.9 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 36.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 64 | PCIe lanes | 10 |
| 126.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 9.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6346 is 205 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6346 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
| 205 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 6 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | 4.5 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6346 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 36.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6346 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
| 10 nm | Technology | 14 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 |
| LGA 4189 | Socket | BGA 1515 |
| 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 |
| Q2/2021 | Release date | Q2/2017 |
| 2300 $ | Release price | 193 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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⌀ 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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6346
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.85 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6346 | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
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