Pentium G3220 vs Xeon E3-1245 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1245 v3
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 84 Watt
4.42
+271%
Pentium G3220
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.19

Xeon E3-1245 v3 outperforms Pentium G3220 by a whopping 271% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Pentium G3220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13402358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.500.13
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.982.08
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$320$71

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1245 v3 has 1823% better value for money than Pentium G3220.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Pentium G3220 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 speed3.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size160 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Pentium G3220 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
SocketFCLGA11501150
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Pentium G3220. 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+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Pentium G3220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Pentium G3220 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Pentium G3220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD P4600Intel HD (Haswell)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Pentium G3220 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Pentium G3220.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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 E3-1245 v3 4.42
+271%
Pentium G3220 1.19

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 E3-1245 v3 7028
+271%
Pentium G3220 1895

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1245 v3 1218
+130%
Pentium G3220 530

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1245 v3 3869
+334%
Pentium G3220 891

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.42 1.19
Recency 2 June 2013 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E3-1245 v3 has a 271.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium G3220, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 55.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1245 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3220 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1245 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G3220 is a desktop one.


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