Pentium G3220T vs Xeon D-1521

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1521
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.58
+254%
Pentium G3220T
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.01

Xeon D-1521 outperforms Pentium G3220T by a whopping 254% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15192465
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.600.05
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency7.532.73
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$40

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-1521 has 5100% better value for money than Pentium G3220T.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size246.24 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °C72 °C
Number of transistors3200 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1521 and Pentium G3220T.

PCIe version2.0/3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes2416
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+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.

Xeon D-1521 3.58
+254%
Pentium G3220T 1.01

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.

Xeon D-1521 5690
+255%
Pentium G3220T 1605

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.58 1.01
Recency 1 November 2015 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon D-1521 has a 254.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium G3220T, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1521 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3220T in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1521 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G3220T is a desktop one.


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