Pentium U5600 vs Xeon E3-1220 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v3
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.27
+738%
Pentium U5600
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.39

Xeon E3-1220 v3 outperforms Pentium U5600 by a whopping 738% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium U5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15893002
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.80no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency3.872.05
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$239no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium U5600 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 GHz1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate5 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium U5600 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)
SocketFCLGA1150Intel BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium U5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP+-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium U5600 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+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium U5600 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 U5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s12.799 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium U5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium U5600.

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 3.27
+738%
Pentium U5600 0.39

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 5187
+731%
Pentium U5600 624

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.27 0.39
Recency 2 June 2013 9 January 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 18 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a 738.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium U5600, on the other hand, has 344.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1220 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium U5600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium U5600 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Pentium U5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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