Xeon E5504 vs Pentium G2030

Place in the ranking	2400	2495
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.07
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.89	1.14
Architecture codename	no data	Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G2030 and Xeon E5504 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	263 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	no data	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2030 and Xeon E5504 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2030 and Xeon E5504. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	40 Bit

Security technologies

Pentium G2030 and Xeon E5504 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2030 and Xeon E5504 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2030 and Xeon E5504. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	144 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2030 and Xeon E5504 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2030 and Xeon E5504.

PCIe version

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium G2030 1.10
+14.6%

Xeon E5504 0.96

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium G2030 1749
+15.1%

Xeon E5504 1519

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G2030 481
+55.2%

Xeon E5504 310

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G2030 814

Xeon E5504 1075
+32.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.10	0.96
Recency	1 April 2013	30 March 2009
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	80 Watt

Pentium G2030 has a 14.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 45.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5504, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Pentium G2030 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5504 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G2030 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5504 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G2030 and Xeon E5504, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.