Differences
 
                        Top features of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
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                            Higher clock speed4.00 GHz 2.80 GHz
                            Around -43% better clock speed 2.80 GHz
                            Around -43% better clock speed
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                            Performance per watt58 W 105 W
                            About 1.81 0.97 times less performance per watt 105 W
                            About 1.81 0.97 times less performance per watt
 
                        Top features of Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
Specifications
Complete list of technical specificationsCPU generation and family
Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.
| Specification | Value | 
|---|---|
| Name | Intel Pentium Gold G6400  Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y | 
| Segment | Desktop / Server  Desktop / Server | 
| Family | Intel Pentium  Intel Xeon Silver | 
| Generation | 10  3 | 
| CPU group | Intel Pentium G6000  Intel Xeon Silver 4300 | 
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.
| Specification | Value | 
|---|---|
| Frequency | 4.00 GHz  2.80 GHz | 
| Overclocking | No  No | 
| Core architecture | normal  normal | 
Internal Graphics
Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.
| Specification | Value | 
|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 610  no iGPU | 
| GPU frequency | 0.35 GHz   | 
| GPU (Turbo) | 1.05 GHz  No turbo | 
| Execution units | 12   | 
| Shader | 96   | 
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB  -- | 
| Max. displays | 3   | 
| Generation | 9.5   | 
| Technology | 14 nm   | 
| Release date | Q3/2016   | 
Hardware codec support
Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.
| Specification | Value | 
|---|---|
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode  No | 
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode  No | 
| h264 | Decode / Encode  No | 
| VP9 | Decode / Encode  No | 
| VP8 | Decode / Encode  No | 
| AV1 | No  No | 
| AVC | Decode / Encode  No | 
| VC-1 | Decode  No | 
| JPEG | Decode / Encode  No | 
Memory & PCIe
To choose the best model between Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.
| Specification | Value | 
|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR4-2666  DDR4-2666 | 
| Max. Memory | 128 GB  6144 GB | 
| ECC | Yes  Yes | 
| Memory channels | 2  8 (Octa Channel) | 
Thermal Management
Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium Gold G6400 or Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.
| Specification | Value | 
|---|---|
| TDP (PL1) | 58 W  105 W | 
| Tjunction max. | 100 °C  -- | 
Technical details
Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.
| Specification | Value | 
|---|---|
| Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit)  x86-64 (64 bit) | 
| Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | 
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2  SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | 
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB  12.00 MB | 
| Architecture | Comet Lake S  Ice Lake | 
| Technology | 14 nm  10 nm | 
| Socket | LGA 1200  LGA 4189 | 
| Release date | Q2/2020  Q2/2021 | 

 
                                                     
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                        