Pentium 977 vs Xeon E3-1220 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v3
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.39
+352%

Xeon E3-1220 v3 outperforms Pentium 977 by a whopping 352% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium 977 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15812676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.67no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency3.864.02
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)16 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$239$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium 977 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data14
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium 977 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium 977. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP+-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium 977 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium 977 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium 977. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16.38 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium 977 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium 977.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

Xeon E3-1220 v3 3.39
+352%
Pentium 977 0.75

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 E3-1220 v3 5184
+352%
Pentium 977 1148

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.39 0.75
Recency 2 June 2013 16 January 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a 352% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 977, on the other hand, has 370.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1220 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 977 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 977 is a notebook one.


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