Xeon E-2468 vs Pentium G3260T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3260T
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.18
Xeon E-2468
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.82
+1325%

Xeon E-2468 outperforms Pentium G3260T by a whopping 1325% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2366393
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data92.92
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.1324.03
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsN/A
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe versionUp to 3.05
PCI Express lanes1616

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 G3260T 1.18
Xeon E-2468 16.82
+1325%

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 G3260T 1837
Xeon E-2468 26221
+1327%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.18 16.82
Recency 1 January 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G3260T has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2468, on the other hand, has a 1325.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Xeon E-2468 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3260T in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3260T is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2468 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3260T and Xeon E-2468, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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