Pentium G4400TE vs Xeon E3-1220L

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220L
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 20 Watt
1.44
+4.3%
Pentium G4400TE
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.38

Xeon E3-1220L outperforms Pentium G4400TE by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220L and Pentium G4400TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21742222
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency6.813.73
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220L and Pentium G4400TE 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220L and Pentium G4400TE 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)
SocketFCLGA1155LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220L and Pentium G4400TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220L and Pentium G4400TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220L and Pentium G4400TE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220L and Pentium G4400TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 510

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220L and Pentium G4400TE.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 E3-1220L 1.44
+4.3%
Pentium G4400TE 1.38

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 E3-1220L 2295
+4.8%
Pentium G4400TE 2190

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 1.38
Recency 3 April 2011 1 September 2015
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E3-1220L has a 4.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 75% lower power consumption.

Pentium G4400TE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E3-1220L and Pentium G4400TE.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220L is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4400TE is a notebook one.


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