Pentium G3460 vs Xeon E3-1505M v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1265	2208
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.74	0.21
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Power efficiency	9.89	2.46
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	21 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$623	$89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1505M v6 has 729% better value for money than Pentium G3460.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460 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	8	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	177 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics P630	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	1.7 GB	1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	+
VGA	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.4	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Pentium G3460.

PCIe version	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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	4.79	1.43
Recency	3 January 2017	21 July 2014
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	53 Watt

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