Pentium Gold 8505 vs Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1290 v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 87 Watt
3.98
Pentium Gold 8505
2022
6 threads, 55 Watt
5.87
+47.5%

Pentium Gold 8505 outperforms Xeon E3-1290 v2 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14211102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency4.3310.10
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)no data
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$885no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505 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)no data
Threads86
Base clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)87 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size32.77 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 E3-1290 v2 3.98
Pentium Gold 8505 5.87
+47.5%

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 E3-1290 v2 6315
Pentium Gold 8505 9328
+47.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.98 5.87
Recency 14 May 2012 1 January 2022
Threads 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 87 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon E3-1290 v2 has 33.3% more threads.

Pentium Gold 8505, on the other hand, has a 47.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 58.2% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 8505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1290 v2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1290 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold 8505 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Pentium Gold 8505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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