Pentium G2020T vs Xeon E3-1220

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium G2020T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1758	2526
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.52	0.02
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.86	2.42
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)	21 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$395	$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1220 has 2500% better value for money than Pentium G2020T.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium G2020T 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	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	8 MB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	216 mm2	94 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium G2020T 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	LGA1155	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium G2020T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium G2020T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium G2020T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium G2020T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium G2020T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium G2020T.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

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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	2.51	0.93
Recency	3 April 2011	21 January 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

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