Pentium 3805U vs Xeon E5-2620 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2620 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 85 Watt
5.10
+562%

Xeon E5-2620 v3 outperforms Pentium 3805U by a whopping 562% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Pentium 3805U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12282656
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency5.474.68
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Pentium 3805U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Pentium 3805U 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Pentium 3805U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Pentium 3805U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
OS Guard+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Pentium 3805U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Pentium 3805U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB16 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth59 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Pentium 3805U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4012

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 E5-2620 v3 5.10
+562%
Pentium 3805U 0.77

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 E5-2620 v3 7805
+561%
Pentium 3805U 1180

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 E5-2620 v3 952
+205%
Pentium 3805U 312

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 E5-2620 v3 4134
+598%
Pentium 3805U 592

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.10 0.77
Recency 8 September 2014 1 March 2015
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 v3 has a 562.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Pentium 3805U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 466.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2620 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3805U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2620 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 3805U is a notebook one.


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