Xeon E3-1285 v4 vs Pentium G3440

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2216	1229
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	2.44	4.90
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Broadwell-DT (2015)
Release date	1 May 2014 (10 years ago)	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$95	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 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	8
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	177 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
FDI	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel Iris Pro P6300
Max video memory	1.7 GB	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.15 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3440 and Xeon E3-1285 v4.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.39	4.92
Recency	1 May 2014	2 June 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	95 Watt

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