Xeon E3120 vs Pentium G3460

Place in the ranking	2210	2541
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.21	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	2.45	1.30
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	21 July 2014 (10 years ago)	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3460 and Xeon E3120 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)	no data
Threads	2	no data
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	177 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3460 and Xeon E3120 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1150	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3460 and Xeon E3120. 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)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Pentium G3460 and Xeon E3120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3460 and Xeon E3120 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3460 and Xeon E3120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3460 and Xeon E3120 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3460 and Xeon E3120 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 G3460 and Xeon E3120 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 G3460 and Xeon E3120.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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 G3460 1.40
+57.3%

Xeon E3120 0.89

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 G3460 2231
+58.5%

Xeon E3120 1408

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.40	0.89
Recency	21 July 2014	1 July 2008
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt

Pentium G3460 has a 57.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 22.6% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3120 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3460 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3120 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3460 and Xeon E3120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.